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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Chris Van Den Honert, Auroroa, CO (US);
Ernst Ludwig Von Wallenberg, Muelheim, DE;
Norbert Diller, Kusnacht, CH;
Wai Kong Lal, Zurich, CH;
Jochen Nicolai, Basel, CH;
Mathias Stecker, Soelden, DE;
Roland Laszig, Umkirch, DE;
Joachim Mueller-Delle, Kiel, DE;
Denise Cafarelli-Dees, Hants, GB;
Assignee:
Cochlear Limited, Lane Cove, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/32 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for controlling the operation of a Cochlear implant prosthesis to optimise the effect of stimulation for a given patient. The optimal operation mode is determined in accordance with predetermined parameters measured from the neural response of the patient's auditory system in response to a neural stimulation.