Independent volume control in electro-acoustic stimulation systems

US9232328B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Advanced Bionics AG

Inventors

• Stefan Menzl · Jona, CH
• Hans-Uelii Roeck · Rapperswil, CH
• Logan P. Palmer · Santa Monica, US
• Abhijit Kulkarni · Secunderabad, IN
• Manish Vaishya · Westlake Village, US
• Volkmar Hamacher · Hannover, DE
• Alexander Reich · Meerbusch, DE
• Jack Lin · Town of West Hartford, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 23, 2015
• Grant date: Jan 5, 2016
• Expiry date: Jul 23, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04R2430/03
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A system includes a sound processor included in an electro-acoustic stimulation (“EAS”) device and that directs a cochlear implant to apply electrical stimulation to a patient and a receiver to apply acoustic stimulation to the patient. The system further includes a volume control facility and a selection facility that selectively associates the volume control facility with the electrical stimulation in response to a first user input, selectively associates the volume control facility with the acoustic stimulation in response to a second user input, and selectively associates the volume control facility with both the electrical stimulation and the acoustic stimulation in response to a third user input.