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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2005
Applicants:
Bomjun Kwon, Aurora, CO (US);
Chris Van Den Honert, Aurora, CO (US);
Inventors:
Bomjun Kwon, Aurora, CO (US);
Chris van den Honert, Aurora, CO (US);
Assignee:
Cochlear Limited, Lane Cove, NSW, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of stimulating an auditory nerve to produce a percept in response to a detected sound signal. At least one characteristic of the sound signal is identified, and a stimulation mode is selected based on the identified characteristic. The selected stimulation mode is then used for stimulating the auditory nerve to convey the sound signal to the prosthesis recipient. Multiple characteristics of the detected sound signal may be assigned distinct stimulation modes.