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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2005
Applicants:
Matthijs Killian, Mechelen, BE;
Ernst Von Wallenberg, Muellheim, DE;
Guido Smoorenburg, Soest, NL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Cochlear Limited, Lane Cove, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for stimulating nerve or tissue fibers and a prosthetic hearing device implanting same. The method comprises: generating a stimulation signal comprising a plurality of pulse bursts each comprising a plurality of pulses; and distributing said plurality of pulse bursts across one or more electrodes each operatively coupled to nerve or tissue fibers such that each of said plurality of pulse bursts delivers a charge to said nerve or tissue fibers to cause dispersed firing in said nerve or tissue fibers.