Widex A/s

T&w Engineering A/s

Teknologisk Institut

Aarhus Universitet

Preben Kidmose

Mike Lind Rank

Michael Ungstrup

Soren Kilsgaard

Soren Erik Westermann

Morten Holm Jensen

Mikael Andersen

Hans Olaf Toft

Leif Hoejslet Christensen

Klaus Krogsgaard

David Looney

Danilo Mandic

Jan Hales

Torsten Lund-Olesen

Christian Kallesoee

Anders Holm Jessen

Simon Lind Kappel

Qiang Li

Xiong Zhou

Cheolsoo Park

Martin Christian Hemmsen

Christian Bech Christensen

Jan Harry Hales

Søren Erik Westermann

Danillo P Mandic

The invention relates to an electrode for detecting a bioelectrical signal, for example EEG, on a skin surface. The electrode comprises a coating comprising iridium oxide, where the coating has a nanostructured surface pattern providing for a capillary and hydrophilic effect when in use.

Electrode for detecting bioelectrical signals

An active electrode has an electrode for sensing an electric potential and generating an input signal, and a shield placed near the electrode but being electric insulated from the electrode. An integrated amplifier () has an input connected to the at least one electrode for receiving the input signal, and providing a buffered path outputting a buffered output signal. The shield being connected to the output of the integrated amplifier to actively drive the electrical potential of the shield, thereby providing an active shielding of the electrode. The buffered path includes a first mixer () in front of the integrated amplifier for frequency shifting the input signal from a basic frequency range to a higher frequency range, and a second mixer () on the output of the integrated amplifier for frequency shifting the amplified signal from the higher frequency range back to the basic frequency range. The active electrode may be used for recording EEG signals.

Active electrode having a closed-loop unit-gain amplifier with chopper modulation

A wearable EEG monitor for continuously monitoring the EEG of a user through capacitive coupling to an ear canal of a user includes an ear insert () for positioning within the human ear canal, having at least two capacitive electrodes () for recording a signal. The electrodes are coated with a dielectricum for electrical insulation. The electrodes are connected to an amplifier (). The amplifier has an input impedance matched to the impedance of the electrodes. The invention further provides a method of monitoring brain waves.

EEG monitor with capacitive electrodes and method of monitoring brain waves

An ear device for arrangement at an ear of a person and provided with at least two electrodes for having skin contact and detecting a bioelectrical signal when in use, the ear device includes a deformable ear canal part adapted to be arranged in an ear canal of the person, and an external ear part adapted to be arranged at the ear external to the ear canal and being provided with at least one external ear electrode for detecting a bioelectrical signal, the external ear part includes at least one bendable arm which is connected to the ear canal part and is adapted to exert a pressure such that the at least one external ear electrode is pressed against the skin when in use.

Generic ear device with electrodes

An ear plug (), and a method of producing an ear plug, which includes a shell () with at least one electrode (-) adapted for measuring brain wave signals, the electrode (-) being connected to a processor for processing the measured signals, wherein the contours of the outer surface of the ear plug () and the electrode (-) are individually matched to at least part of the ear canal and the concha of the user.

Ear plug with surface electrodes

An EEG monitoring apparatus () adapted to be carried continuously by a person being monitored comprises means adapted for measuring at least one EEG signal from the person carrying the apparatus and a signal processing means for analysing said at least one EEG signal and adapted to identify or predict predetermined biological incidents in said person based on said analysis. The EEG monitoring apparatus () further comprises a decision means adapted to decide when information is to be presented to said person and a message selection means for selecting a voice message providing said person with information, as well as an acoustic transducer adapted for presenting the selected voice message to the person. The invention also provides a method for presenting voice messages.

EEG monitoring apparatus and method for presenting messages therein

An EEG monitoring system () adapted to be carried continuously by a person to be monitored comprises electrodes for measuring at least one EEG signal from the person carrying the EEG monitoring system (). The system also comprises signal processing means adapted to receive, process and analyze the EEG signal. Furthermore the system comprises data logging means adapted to log data relating to said EEG signal and a memory for storing said data relating to said EEG signal. A method of using the monitoring system is also provided.

EEG monitoring system and method of monitoring an EEG

A personal wearable EEG monitor () is adapted to be carried at the head of a person. The EEG monitor comprises an EEG sensor part having skin surface electrodes () for measuring EEG signals from said person. The EEG monitor comprises an EEG signal analyzer (') adapted for monitoring and analyzing the EEG signal. The EEG monitor () performs at least one of the following: providing a stimulus to the person, requesting the person to perform a stimuli creating act, or identifying a stimuli creating ambient sound. The EEG monitor comprises means for identifying an induced response from the EEG signal caused by the stimuli, and a classifier for deciding whether the skin surface electrodes receive EEG signals. The invention further provides a method of monitoring EEG signals of a person.

Personal EEG monitoring device with electrode validation

A system () for bi-hemispheric brain wave measurements including a first device () and a second device (), wherein at least said first device () is adapted to be worn in or at a first ear of a person subject to the measurements and wherein the first () and second () device exchange data using a wireless link (). The invention also provides a method for measuring a bi-hemispherical brain wave signal.

Bi-hemispheric brain wave system and method of performing bi-hemispherical brain wave measurements

A wearable EEG monitor for continuously monitoring the EEG of a user through capacitive coupling to an ear canal of a user comprises an ear insert () for positioning within the human ear canal, comprising at least two capacitive electrodes () for recording a signal. The electrodes are coated with a dielectricum for electrical insulation. The electrodes are connected to an amplifier (). The amplifier has an input impedance matched to the impedance of the electrodes. The invention further provides a method of monitoring brain waves.

EEG monitor with capacitive electrodes and a method of monitoring brain waves

A personal wearable EEG monitor comprises a base part () having signal processing means (), and an electrode part () with at least two electrodes () for measuring an EEG signal of a person. The electrode part () comprises means for converting the EEG signal into a digital signal. The EEG monitor comprises a databus for transferring data between the base part () and the electrode part () and for providing power from one part to the other. The databus is adapted for application of two electrical wires. The invention further provides a method for communicating between two parts of an EEG monitor.

Two part EEG monitor with databus and method of communicating between the parts

A portable monitoring device comprises a hearing aid having a housing, a microphone (), an acoustic signal processing means (), and an acoustic output transducer (). The portable monitoring device further comprises an EEG monitoring system arranged at least partly in said housing, and comprising a measuring unit () having electrodes () arranged external to the housing. The EEG monitoring system comprises a processing unit () for analyzing the EEG signal for identifying or predicting specific biological incidences, such as a seizure, in said person, decision means for deciding, based on said analyzed EEG signal, when an alarm or information must be provided to said person, and means for providing said alarm or information through said output transducer (). The invention further provides a method of monitoring an EEG signal of a hearing impaired person.

Portable monitoring device with hearing aid and EEG monitor

An ear plug () comprises a shell () with at least two electrodes (-) adapted for measuring brain wave signals, said electrodes (-) being connected with means for processing the measured signals, wherein the contours of the outer surface of the ear plug () and the electrodes (-) are individually matched to at least part of the ear canal and the concha of the user. The invention further provides a method for producing an ear plug.

A portable electronic device () comprises a fuel cell () and a boost converter (), wherein said boost converter () is adapted for boosting the fuel cell voltage to a level suitable to power the portable electronic device () and wherein said boost converter () is powered by said fuel cell (). The invention also provides a method of operating a portable electronic device.

Portable electronic device for wearing at the ear and a method of operating a portable electronic device

A hearing aid comprising a time domain codec. The codec comprises a decoder adapted to generate a decoded output signal based on an input quantization index and an encoder for generating an output quantization index based on an input signal, said encoder comprising said decoder and a predictor receiving an excitation signal derived from said decoder output signal and outputting a prediction signal. The output quantization index is determined by repeated decoding of the quantization indices in order to minimize the error between the input signal and the prediction signal, and the predictor uses a recursive autocorrelation estimate for the error minimization. The invention further provides a method of encoding an audio signal.

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