Determining stimulation signals for neural stimulation

US8285382B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Cochlear Limited · AU

Inventors

• Bastiaan van Dijk · Mechelen, BE
• Matthijs Killian · Mechelen, BE
• Andreas Buechner · Altwarmbüchen, DE
• Joerg Pesch · Hannover, DE
• Marc Majoral · Brussels, BE
• John Louis Parker · Chatswood, AU
• James F. Patrick · Melbourne, AU
• Ernst von Wallenberg · Whitemark, AU

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 13, 2006
• Grant date: Oct 9, 2012
• Expiry date: Aug 30, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N1/36038
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention takes masking effects into consideration when determining stimulation signals for neural stimulation. These masking effects may be modeled using user-specific models determined by taking measurements for an implant system of an implant recipient. Or, the model may correspond to a group of individuals sharing a common characteristic or the population as a whole. These models may be, for example, psycho-physical models.