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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2000
Mathias Stecker, Soelden, DE;
Ernst Ludwig Von Wallenberg, Muelheim, DE;
Norbert Dillier, Kusnacht, CH;
Wai Kong Lai, Zurich, CH;
Jochen Nicolai, Basel, CH;
Roland Laszig, Umkirch, DE;
Joachim Mueller-delle, Kiel, DE;
Denise Cafarelli-dees, West Mein Near Petersfield, DE;
Mathias Stecker, Soelden, DE;
Ernst Ludwig Von Wallenberg, Muelheim, DE;
Norbert Dillier, Kusnacht, CH;
Wai Kong Lai, Zurich, CH;
Jochen Nicolai, Basel, CH;
Roland Laszig, Umkirch, DE;
Joachim Mueller-Delle, Kiel, DE;
Denise Cafarelli-Dees, West Mein Near Petersfield, DE;
Cochlear Limited, Lane Cove, AU;
Abstract
A method is described to allow for better selection of electrodes for neural stimulation, for example in a cochlear implant. A series of stimuli, at different stimulation levels, are provided at each electrode to be tested, and the neural response to each stimulus is measured, using an implanted electrode. A value is then calculated relating stimulus level to response, to allow the relative responsiveness of electrodes to be determined. This can then be used as the basis for a stimulation map used to select which electrodes are stimulated and at what level.