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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025

Filed:

Sep. 12, 2022
Applicant:

Envoy Medical Corporation, White Bear Lake, MN (US);

Inventor:

Paul R. Mazanec, Ham Lake, MN (US);

Assignee:

Envoy Medical Corporation, White Bear Lake, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/372 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/378 (2006.01); G01R 31/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/37241 (2013.01); A61N 1/0541 (2013.01); A61N 1/36038 (2017.08); A61N 1/36157 (2013.01); A61N 1/37223 (2013.01); A61N 1/378 (2013.01); G01R 31/282 (2013.01);
Abstract

Cochlear implant systems can include a cochlear electrode and a stimulator in electrical communication with the cochlear electrode. The stimulator can be in communication with a controller, which is in communication with a testing circuit and a switching network. The stimulator can include a plurality of source elements. The controller can control the switching network to place the plurality of source elements into communication with the testing circuit. The controller can further cause one of the plurality of source elements to emit an electrical current and can determine an amount of electrical current emitted from the source element using the testing circuit. The controller can compare the determined amount of electrical current emitted by the source element with a prescribed current. The controller can adjust the output of each of the plurality of source elements based on the determined amount of electrical current emitted by the stimulator.


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