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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Graeme Milbourne Clark, Eltham, AU;
Lawrence Thomas Cohen, North Blackburn, AU;
Peter Andrew Busby, Caulfield, AU;
Assignee:
The University of Melbourne, Victoria, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 ;
Abstract
An improved cochlear implant and method of stimulating are disclosed. The method comprises stimulating an electrode array using a set of current stimuli having different geometries, so as to provide a more regular and monotonic set of pitch percepts for a user. In one embodiment, this may be achieved by combining different modes of stimulation for a patient, so that some channels utilise one mode and other channels utilise one or more different modes.