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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2021
Applicant:
Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University, AU;
Inventors:
Stefan Jozef Mauger, East Melbourne, AU;
John Michael Heasman, Macquarie University, AU;
Assignee:
Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61B 5/389 (2021.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36139 (2013.01); A61B 5/389 (2021.01); A61N 1/0548 (2013.01); A61N 1/36003 (2013.01); A61N 1/3611 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes applying a stimulation profile having a plurality of stimulation signals to at least one muscle of a recipient and/or to at least one neuron configured to control the at least one muscle. The method further includes monitoring muscle fatigue of the at least one muscle during said applying the stimulation profile. The method further includes automatically modifying the stimulation profile in response to said muscle fatigue.