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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2007
Andrew P. Quick, Valencia, CA (US);
Andrew P. Quick, Valencia, CA (US);
Advanced Bionics, LLC, Valencia, CA (US);
Abstract
Exemplary cochlear implant systems include an implantable cochlear stimulator configured to be implanted within a patient and generate a stimulation current having an adjustable current level, one or more electrodes communicatively coupled to the stimulator and configured to apply the stimulation current to one or more locations within an ear of the patient, and a sound processor configured to derive an acoustic reflectance of the patient's ear. The implantable cochlear stimulator is configured to adjust the current level of the stimulation current until the sound processor detects a change in the acoustic reflectance above a threshold.