An apparatus includes a chassis, a feedthrough, and a membrane having an outer perimeter portion affixed to the chassis and an inner perimeter portion affixed to the feedthrough. The membrane is configured to flex in response to a first force applied to the chassis and/or a second force applied to the feedthrough.
B81B 7/02 - Microstructural systems containing distinct electrical or optical devices of particular relevance for their function, e.g. microelectro-mechanical systems [MEMS]
Presented herein are methods and systems for generating a synchronous clinical record that is reflective of contemporaneous activity pertaining to at least one of operation or management of a medical device. One or more contemporaneous clinical activities of a clinical session are monitored to generate a contemporaneous activity log. An artificial intelligence (AI) model is applied to process the contemporaneous activity log. Based on the processing, the AI model generates a synchronous clinical record that is reflective of the one or more contemporaneous clinical activities.
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G16H 10/20 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
G16H 40/67 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for remote operation
G16H 50/20 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data miningICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
G16H 80/00 - ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring
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An apical cochlear implant comprises an apical electrode assembly in combination with a basilar electrode assembly. The apical cochlear implant is configured to stimulate a cochlear of a recipient via the apical electrode assembly in combination with the basilar electrode assembly.
Presented herein are techniques for providing tailored sensory cues to assist with immediate balance correction, and/or tailored training exercises to improve natural balance. The tailored interventions via sensory cues assist with immediate balance correction and are directed to providing users with sensory cues that instruct users to correct gait or balance issues to prevent an imminent fall. The tailored interventions via training exercises are also tailored to the specific users to provide specific exercises to address specific balance or gait deficiencies of particular users.
Presented herein are techniques for improving speech perception for hearing device recipients through the use of phonemic information. For example, in certain embodiments, automatic speech recognition (ASR) is used to enhance the perception of phonemic information by a recipient. Such techniques can, for example, provide improved speech intelligibility in noise for hearing device recipients.
G10L 17/02 - Preprocessing operations, e.g. segment selectionPattern representation or modelling, e.g. based on linear discriminant analysis [LDA] or principal componentsFeature selection or extraction
G10L 25/18 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups characterised by the type of extracted parameters the extracted parameters being spectral information of each sub-band
Techniques presented herein disambiguate Electrocochleography (ECochG) signal changes caused by either a moving electrode contact or an underlying shift in the change in the acoustic responsiveness of the cochlea by contemporaneously recording ECochG signals from at least two sites in the cochlea and tracking the position or movement of the stimulating assembly during surgery. The recorded ECochG signals, along with the position information. can be used to determine the cause of variations in the measured ECochG signals.
Embodiments presented herein are generally directed to techniques that provide a medical device component with the ability to communicate in both the near-field and far-field via a single antenna arrangement. More specifically, a medical device component includes an electronics circuit, a coil driver, an antenna arrangement, and an isolation circuit. The isolation circuit operates to extract far-field signals received at the antenna arrangement and provide these signals to the electronics circuit. The electronics circuit is protected from near-field signals received at the antenna arrangement via the isolation circuit.
H04B 5/75 - Near-field transmission systems, e.g. inductive or capacitive transmission systems specially adapted for specific purposes for isolation purposes
A device including an external component of a prosthesis configured to provide power to an implanted device implanted in a human, wherein the external component is configured so that a level of power output to the implanted device is dynamically varied, based on data based on data that is based on a load of the implanted device, in a digital binary manner.
An apparatus includes a first housing portion having at least one first magnet each with a first magnetization direction and a second housing portion configured to be rotated relative to the first housing portion about a rotation axis. The second housing portion has at least one second magnet each with a second magnetization direction. Each first magnet of the at least one first magnet has a corresponding non-zero first offset from the rotation axis, and each second magnet of the at least one second magnet has a corresponding non-zero second offset from the rotation axis. The at least one first magnet and the at least one second magnet are arranged in at least one pair of first and second magnets such that the first magnetization direction and the second magnetization direction of each pair of first and second magnets are substantially parallel to the rotation axis and the first and second magnets of a pair generate a repulsive force therebetween.
Presented herein are techniques for training a medical device (e.g., hearing device) user to correctly perceive environmental signals, such as environmental sounds. In certain examples, the techniques presented herein provide the user with environmental signal discrimination training and/or environmental signal identification training.
An apparatus includes a component configured to be placed over a portion of skin of a recipient, the portion of skin overlaying an implanted device. The apparatus further includes first circuitry within the component and configured to wirelessly communicate with second circuitry within the implanted device. The first circuitry has a set of optimal operational positions relative to the second circuitry. The apparatus further includes third circuitry configured to detect at least one parameter indicative of a displacement of the first circuitry from the set of optimal operational positions and to generate at least one signal indicative of a magnitude and/or direction for moving the first circuitry towards the set of optimal operational positions.
Presented herein are methods and systems for monitoring a calibration of an implantable adaptive body noise reduction system. The calibration of the implantable adaptive body noise reduction system is monitored to determine calibration quality information. During the monitoring, at least one measurement is performed. Based on a quality of the at least one measurement, instruction is provided to a user to adjust one or more external signals. Feedback to the user is provided iteratively until the measurement is validated.
A method and a system for one or more acoustically-evoked responses to acoustic stimulation to determine a frequency map, wherein the frequency map that associates respective frequencies of the acoustic stimulation to respective electrodes of an electrode array.
A device, including an electrode array carrier, that carries one or more electrode arrays, and a therapeutic substance such as for example an anti-inflammatory, wherein the therapeutic substance is located in at least one cavity of the carrier, the cavity having at least one of a non-uniform depth or a non-uniform width with respect to location in a direction of the depth that has an effective impact on a delivery of the therapeutic substance to a human.
Presented herein are medical devices that include a stimulating assembly to deliver electrical stimulation to a recipient. More specifically, a stimulating assembly comprises an electrically insulating carrier member and at least one electrode structure coupled to the carrier member. The electrode structure comprises an electrode contact, an electrically conductive polymer pad, and an electrically insulating polymer at least one electrically insulating polymer skirt at least partially surrounding the electrically conductive polymer pad.
Presented herein are techniques for reducing distortions in noise cancellation systems, including but not limited to body noise cancellation filtering systems. In one aspect, a method is provided. The method comprises: receiving at least one input signal at a noise cancellation system; and processing the at least one input signal using the noise cancellation system to generate a noise cancellation output signal, wherein the noise cancellation system is controlled by a variable filtering strength parameter that is a function of a level of the at least one input signal.
A61N 1/36 - Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation, e.g. heart pace-makers
G10K 11/178 - Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general using interference effectsMasking sound by electro-acoustically regenerating the original acoustic waves in anti-phase
Presented herein are techniques for the determination and use of neural health maps. As used herein, a neural health map refers to a mapping that indicates the neural health of neurons within different regions of a complement of neurons. The neural health indicated in/by the neural health map indicates the ability of a neuron to respond to stimulation. Accordingly, a neural health map can indicate if a particular region of a complement of neurons provides normal response to stimulation, decreased response to stimulation, no response to stimulation (i.e., neuron death), etc.
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Presented herein are methods and systems for configuring one or more operational settings or parameters of an implantable medical device using a data-derived analysis of electrical field propagation measurements. Electrical field propagation measurements captured via the implantable medical device are processed by feature extraction techniques to generate a plurality of features. The data-derived model processes the plurality of features to determine one or more operational parameters of the implantable medical device. The implantable medical device can then be configured using the one or more operational parameters.
A61N 1/36 - Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation, e.g. heart pace-makers
A61B 5/0536 - Impedance imaging, e.g. by tomography
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
A61B 5/388 - Nerve conduction study, e.g. detecting action potential of peripheral nerves
A61N 1/05 - Electrodes for implantation or insertion into the body, e.g. heart electrode
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HIGH DIMENSIONALITY OUTLIER DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION
Presented herein are techniques for determining whether a healthcare information dataset includes incongruous information. A healthcare information dataset associated with a patient is obtained. The healthcare information dataset is analyzed using a data-derived model to determine whether the healthcare information dataset includes incongruities. One or more actions are performed based on whether the healthcare information dataset includes incongruities.
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G16H 10/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
G16H 40/60 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices
G16H 70/00 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical references
G16H 40/40 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
Presented herein are techniques for adjusting or manipulating settings of a recipient device using an independent display terminal having a temporary wireless connection, rather than using a paired mobile device with a persistent wireless link. More specifically, according to certain aspects presented herein, wireless communications technologies are leveraged to provide an interactive device-specific interface for enabling a recipient to control operational settings of the recipient device using the independent display terminal. In certain embodiments, the independent display terminal establishes a second temporary wireless connection with a remote server. In other embodiments, the recipient device establishes a second wireless connection with the remote server.
H04B 5/79 - Near-field transmission systems, e.g. inductive or capacitive transmission systems specially adapted for specific purposes for data transfer in combination with power transfer
Presented herein are techniques for providing a low-power implantable medical device that remains dormant until treatment is initiated. Start-up of the low-power implant can be initiated by emitting a signal from an external device. The techniques presented herein can provide on- demand stimulation for tinnitus suppression.
Temporary implants consisting of artificial materials; Temporary implants consisting of artificial materials for placement on the tympanic membrane; Biocompatible surface coating used as an integral component of temporary implants
An apparatus includes at least one housing configured to be implanted within a recipient's body. The apparatus further includes communication circuitry, control circuitry, stimulation circuitry, and reset circuitry within the at least one housing. The communication circuitry is configured to wirelessly communicate, via a transcutaneous wireless communication link, with a device external to the recipient's body. The control circuitry is configured to generate control signals in response to power and/or data signals received via the transcutaneous wireless communication link. The stimulation circuitry is configured to respond to the control signals by providing stimulation and/or at least one medicament to the recipient's body. The reset circuitry is configured to respond to reset signals received via the transcutaneous wireless communication link by resetting the control circuitry and/or the stimulation circuitry to a default operational state.
G16H 40/63 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilitiesICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for local operation
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NON-OBTRUSIVE ADJUSTMENT OF AUDITORY PROSTHESES
Systems and methods for performing non-obtrusive, automatic adjustment of an auditory prosthesis are disclosed. A control expression can be detected during a conversation. Upon detection of the control expression, an audio setting adjustment can be selected and applied to the auditory prosthesis. Multiple adjustments can be made in response to identifying multiple control expressions during a conversation.
A prosthetic system, comprising a first sub-system configured to evoke a hearing percept based on a first principle of operation, and a second sub-system configured to evoke a hearing percept based on at least one of the first principle of operation or a second principle of operation different from the first principle of operation, wherein the first and second sub-systems are configured to independently process respective inputs indicative of an ambient sound to harmonize an estimated recipient perception of magnitude of a property of the respective evoked hearing percepts.
Presented herein are techniques for monitoring a condition associated with a recipient of a medical device. A model is trained based on historical electrophysiological measurements associated with a recipient of a medical device over a period of time. One or more current electrophysiological measurements associated with the recipient of a medical device are obtained. A condition associated with the recipient is monitored based on the one or more current electrophysiological measurements and the model.
A61N 1/36 - Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation, e.g. heart pace-makers
A61N 1/05 - Electrodes for implantation or insertion into the body, e.g. heart electrode
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STIMULATING MEDICAL DEVICE CONFIGURED TO AFFECT BIOLOGICAL MATTER
A system, including a right side vestibular stimulation device and a left side vestibular stimulation device, wherein the system is configured to control the right side vestibular stimulation device and the left side device to adjust respective outputs based on a symptom of a motor disorder of a recipient of the system.
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TECHNIQUES FOR ADAPTATION IN MEDICAL DEVICES USING BILATERAL BODY NOISE
A medical device includes a component for generating a first output signal based on body noise of a recipient of the medical device. The component is implantable on a first side of the recipient. The medical device also includes an adaptation circuit for generating an adapted signal based on the first output signal and based on a second output signal that is indicative of the body noise and that is generated by an apparatus implantable on a second side of the recipient.
A method includes providing one of electrical therapy or drug therapy to a recipient to treat a condition of the recipient, monitoring an efficacy of the provided electrical therapy or drug therapy in treating the condition of the recipient, and controlling the other of the electrical therapy or the drug therapy based on the monitoring.
A device, including an electrode array carrier, that carries one or more electrode arrays, and a therapeutic substance such as for example an anti-inflammatory, wherein the therapeutic substance is located in at least one cavity of the carrier, the cavity having at least one of a non-uniform depth or a non-uniform width with respect to location in a direction of the depth that has an effective impact on a delivery of the therapeutic substance to a human.
Presented herein are techniques for dynamically generating test materials for implementing speech test to, for example, hearing aid users or users of cochlear implants. Dynamic word list generation techniques are disclosed. Such techniques generate word lists with qualities intended to implement specific speech tests. For example, the disclosed techniques may be used to generate word lists with predetermined phonetic balance and/or perceptual balance. The disclosed techniques also provide for the generation of audio signals associated with the word lists used during the speech tests.
G10L 13/08 - Text analysis or generation of parameters for speech synthesis out of text, e.g. grapheme to phoneme translation, prosody generation or stress or intonation determination
Presented herein are techniques for generating a hierarchical classification of a set of sound signals received at hearing prosthesis. The hierarchical classification includes a plurality of nested classifications of a sound environment associated with the set of sound signals received at hearing prosthesis, including a primary classification and one or more secondary classifications that each represent different characteristics of the sound environment. The primary classification represents a basic categorization of the sound environment, while the secondary classifications define sub-categories/refinements of the associated primary classification and/or other secondary classifications.
Presented herein are techniques for estimating an amount of fibrosis along a length of an electrode array. Impedance measurements (e.g., transimpedance matrix (TIM) measurements) are performed in response to stimulation of an electrode array implanted in a region of an inner ear of a recipient. The TIM measurements are analyzed with a multi-layer model. The multi- layer model includes a first layer representing a contact impedance, a second layer representing impedance associated with a fibrosis along the electrode array, and a third layer representing impedance associated with the inner ear region. An amount of the fibrosis along a length of the electrode array is estimated based on the multi-layer model.
Presented herein are techniques for charging a battery within an implantable component (implant) in a manner that optimizes (e.g., maximizes, increases) recharging efficiency while ensuring compliance with applicable regulatory safety limits. More specifically, presented herein is an inductive wireless power transmitter (WPT) that includes at least two drivers and at least two overlapping flat spiral coils configured to normalize the specific absorption rate (SAR) of human exposure to the generated electromagnetic (EM)/radio-frequency (RF) fields.
Presented herein are techniques for receiving a plurality of streams by an implantable component of an implantable medical device system from a plurality of wireless sources and mixing the plurality of streams to generate stimulation signals for use in stimulating a recipient of the implantable medical device system.
A device, including an electromagnetic transducer including a bobbin having a space therein, a connection apparatus in fixed relationship to the bobbin configured to transfer vibrational energy directly or indirectly at least one of to or from the electromagnetic transducer, and a passage from the space to the connection apparatus.
A system including a light sensor and/or a sonic sensor and/or a radio wave sensor and a processor configured to receive input based on light and/or sonic frequency reflection and/or radio wave reflection captured by the respective sensor and analyze the received input to develop a data usable to control a sensory prosthesis based on the received input.
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An apparatus includes an assembly configured to be implanted on or within a recipient. The assembly includes a first portion having a longitudinal axis and at least one helical channel having more than one 2π-radian rotation around the longitudinal axis. The assembly further includes at least one electrical conductor extending around the longitudinal axis within the at least one helical channel, and a second portion extending over the first portion and within the at least one helical channel. The second portion covers at least a portion of the at least one electrical conductor. The assembly further includes at least one electrode in electrical communication with the at least one electrical conductor and configured to be in operative communication with a portion of the recipient.
A method includes making an incision (e.g., postauricular incision) of an ear of a recipient to reveal cartilage in a pinna of the ear, forming a cutout in the cartilage in the pinna, and positioning a diaphragm of a microphone device in the cutout to implant the microphone device in the pinna.
Presented herein are techniques for detecting the heartbeat of the recipient of an implantable medical device. The implantable medical device includes sensors for capturing audio signals and vibrations signals from the body of the recipient. A heartbeat detection module filters at least the vibration signals to generate a heartbeat signal representing the heartbeat of the recipient.
An apparatus includes a housing configured to be worn on a recipient's body, circuitry contained within the housing, the circuitry configured to be in wireless communication with an implanted device within the recipient's body, and at least one magnet contained within the housing and configured to interact with the implanted device to generate an attractive magnetic force configured to hold the housing on the recipient's body. The apparatus further includes a concave and resilient portion configured to contact the recipient's body while the housing is held by the magnetic force on the recipient's body. The portion is configured to flex in response to being pressed against the recipient's body by the magnetic force.
Presented herein are techniques for monitoring a physical state (e.g., surface area) of one or more implantable electrodes of an implantable medical device/implantable component and using the physical state to adjust operation of the implantable component. More specifically, an exemplary implantable medical device includes one or more electrodes that are used to deliver electrical stimulation (current signals) to a recipient.
A61N 1/36 - Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation, e.g. heart pace-makers
A61N 1/05 - Electrodes for implantation or insertion into the body, e.g. heart electrode
A61N 1/08 - Arrangements or circuits for monitoring, protecting, controlling or indicating
A61N 1/372 - Arrangements in connection with the implantation of stimulators
A61B 5/053 - Measuring electrical impedance or conductance of a portion of the body
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A method, including applying a first stimulation to tissue of a human and applying a second stimulation tissue of a human, wherein at least one of (i) the first stimulation is applied to a different side of the human than the second stimulation in a mutually non-uniform manner or (ii) the first stimulation is a different kind of stimulation to the second stimulation, and wherein the method is a method of treating tinnitus, and the first stimulation and the second stimulation reduce tinnitus of the human.
Presented herein are techniques for mechanically decoupling (isolating) a stimulation assembly from an associated lead via pre-formed (e.g., pre-molded) discontinuity that connects a lead to an elongate stimulation assembly in a manner that substantially minimizes the transfer of torsional, linear, and/or angular forces from the lead to the stimulation assembly.
A method including obtaining first data, the first data being data based on impedance measurements from inside a human during a first temporal period, obtaining second data, the second data being data based on impedance measurements from inside the human during a second temporal period and clinically interpreting the second data based at least in part on the first data as a historical baseline.
A61N 1/36 - Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation, e.g. heart pace-makers
A61N 1/05 - Electrodes for implantation or insertion into the body, e.g. heart electrode
A61N 1/08 - Arrangements or circuits for monitoring, protecting, controlling or indicating
A61N 1/372 - Arrangements in connection with the implantation of stimulators
A61B 5/053 - Measuring electrical impedance or conductance of a portion of the body
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ASSESSING RESPONSES TO SENSORY EVENTS AND PERFORMING TREATMENT ACTIONS BASED THEREON
Examples disclosed herein are relevant to monitoring and treating sensory conditions affecting an individual. Sensors and intelligence integrated within a sensory prosthesis (e.g., an auditory prosthesis) can automatically obtain objective data regarding the ability of one or more of an individual's senses during day-to-day activities. A treatment action can be taken based on the objective data. Further disclosed herein are techniques relating to reducing the gathering of irrelevant sensory input and automatically transmitting relevant data to a caregiver device.
A61N 1/36 - Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation, e.g. heart pace-makers
A61N 1/05 - Electrodes for implantation or insertion into the body, e.g. heart electrode
A61N 1/372 - Arrangements in connection with the implantation of stimulators
G10L 25/51 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups specially adapted for particular use for comparison or discrimination
G10L 25/78 - Detection of presence or absence of voice signals
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Presented herein are techniques for delivering electrical (current) stimulation to a recipient. More specifically, in accordance with certain embodiments presented herein, at least one facilitating signal having a first spatial extent is delivered to the recipient in order to partially-depolarize nerve cells of the recipient. At least one stimulation signal having a second spatial extent is delivered to the recipient in order to activate at least a subset of the partially-depolarized nerve cells of the recipient. The second spatial extent of the at least one stimulation signal is different from the first spatial extent of the at least one facilitating signal.
An apparatus includes at least one external antenna external to a recipient's body and configured to be in wireless communication with at least one internal antenna of an implanted device within the recipient's body. The apparatus further includes at least one electromagnetic field detector external to the recipient's body and configured to generate detector signals in response to electromagnetic fields generated by the at least one external antenna, by the at least one internal antenna. and/or by other electromagnetic field sources. The apparatus further includes circuitry in operable communication with the at least one external antenna and the at least one electromagnetic field detector. The circuitry is configured to receive the detector signals from the at least one electromagnetic field detector and. in response at least in part to the detector signals. transmit control signals to the at least one external antenna. A method can use the detector signals to detect an operational state of the apparatus and/or to automatically optimize power and/or data transmission between the apparatus and the implanted device.
A method, including obtaining access to an artificial intelligence based system, engaging in a speech based and/or vision based interaction with the artificial intelligence based system that provides first input into the system and receiving output from the system in response to the interaction using a sensory prosthesis, wherein the output is an artificial image having movements correlated to sound also output by the system.
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G10L 15/25 - Speech recognition using non-acoustical features using position of the lips, movement of the lips or face analysis
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G16H 10/20 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for electronic clinical trials or questionnaires
G16H 10/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
A61N 1/36 - Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation, e.g. heart pace-makers
H04L 51/02 - User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail using automatic reactions or user delegation, e.g. automatic replies or chatbot-generated messages
A method includes monitoring a recipient's tongue position while the recipient is asleep. The method further includes (comparing the recipient's tongue position to at least one predetermined threshold position at which the recipient's tongue does not substantially impair breathing of the recipient during sleep. The method further includes, in response to said comparing, selectively generating and applying stimulation signals to the recipient's tongue and/or hypoglossal nerve such that the recipient's tongue moves to a modified position further from substantially impairing breathing of the recipient during sleep than is the recipient's tongue at the at least one predetermined threshold position.
A device including a housing and a piezoelectric component, wherein the piezoelectric component is supported in the housing via at least one curved surface of a support element. In an embodiment the device is an active transcutaneous bone conduction device. In an embodiment, the curved surface is a spherical rolling element that is rigid.
Presented herein are techniques for multi-band channel coordination in medical device systems. More specifically, in accordance with certain embodiments presented herein, a plurality of source filter channel signals are generated via a plurality of source filter channels associated with a source signal processing path. One or more of a source gain value or a source latency associated with each of the source filter channel signals are determined. A plurality of target filter channel signals are generated via a plurality of target filter channels associated with a target signal processing path. At least one of a target gain value or a target latency for at least one of the target filter channel signals based on one or more source gain values or one or more source latencies of one or more source filter signals is determined.
Presented herein are techniques for presenting recipients with targeted training based upon, for example, a recipient's “predicted” or “estimated” sensitivity and a recipient's “behavioral” or “subjective” sensitivity. The predicted sensitivity can be determined, for example, from an objective measure and the recipient's behavioral sensitivity can be determined from a behavioral (subjective) response to a stimulus. For cochlear implant recipients, the predicted/estimated sensitivity can be an estimated auditory sensitivity and the behavioral sensitivity can be a behavioral (subjective) auditory sensitivity.
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An electrode array, such as a cochlear implant electrode array, or a retinal prosthesis array, or a vestibular array, comprising a plurality of electrodes and an electrode carrier carrying the plurality of electrodes. The electrodes can be made of platinum, for example, and the carrier can be made of silicone, for example. The electrode carrier includes an artificial muscle component.
Presented herein are techniques for transmitting information between an implantable medical device and an external device over a far field wireless link during a surgical procedure. Methods include performing one or more intra-operative measurements and transmitting, by the implantable medical device, data representative of the one or more measurements (intra-operative measurement data) to the external device via a far field communication link.
A method includes generating a model that is representative of first data used to train an algorithm and generating a decision metric for determining if a similarity between second data input to the algorithm and the first data is sufficient for the algorithm to generate an output that is valid based on patterns of the first data identified in the model accounting for the second data.
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes Identification of persons
A61B 5/053 - Measuring electrical impedance or conductance of a portion of the body
A61N 1/36 - Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation, e.g. heart pace-makers
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Technologies disclosed herein can be used to provide power and data to an implantable device implanted in a recipient, such as when the recipient is not wearing an external device. An example system includes a pillow or other headrest configured as a power and data source for an implanted medical device. Disclosed technologies can be configured to continuously provide power and data to an implantable medical devices over a period of time, such as substantially the entire period of time where the recipient is resting their head on the pillow.
A method, including receiving a signal which includes speech data, processing the received signal to identify and/or predict one or more words in the speech data, and evoking a hearing percept based on the received signal, wherein the evoked hearing percept includes one or more modified words based on the identification and/or prediction of the one or more words.
An apparatus includes an assembly configured to be implanted on or within a recipient. The assembly includes an elongate body having a longitudinal axis and a flexible material, at least one element facing outwardly from the body and configured to be in operative communication with a portion of the recipient, at least one signal conduit in operative connection with the at least one element, the at least one signal conduit enclosed by the flexible material and extending along a length in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis. The assembly further includes at least one reinforcement element enclosed by the flexible material and extending along the length in the direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis. The at least one reinforcement element has a plurality of recesses distributed along the length and that contain the flexible material.
Presented herein are techniques for fitting an implantable medical device to a recipient. In particular, the techniques presented herein can, in certain aspects, generate model settings (maps), generate setting confidence scores, and/or provide an assistance model for the generation of warnings, suggestions, or recommendations with respect to current settings of a device.
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Presented herein are techniques for providing automated operational parameter (e.g., stimulation level) changes in a medical or hearing device. A trajectory for adjusting one or more operational parameters associated with a medical or hearing device is calculated based on information associated with the medical or hearing device and information associated with a recipient of the medical or hearing device. The one or more levels are automatically adjusted based on the trajectory until one or more target stimulation levels are reached.
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An apparatus includes a housing configured to be placed over a tissue portion of a recipient, the tissue portion overlaying an implanted device. The housing includes a cavity configured to hold a magnet therein. The apparatus further includes at least one sensor on or within the housing. The at least one sensor is configured to detect the magnet within the cavity and to generate at least one signal indicative of at least one attribute of the magnet. The apparatus further includes control circuitry within the housing. The control circuitry is configured to receive the at least one signal and, in response to the at least one signal, adjust at least one operational parameter of the apparatus.
Presented herein are systems and methods for the identification of optimal electrical stimulation configurations for use in implantable medical devices, such as cochlear implants, based on one or more objective measures obtained from the recipient.
An apparatus includes at least one implantable housing containing circuitry and configured to be implanted on and substantially parallel to a bone surface within a recipient. The apparatus further includes at least one electrical conduit in electrical communication with the circuitry and extending from the at least one implantable housing to a region within the recipient. The apparatus further includes at least one magnetic induction antenna in electrical communication with the at least one electrical conduit and spaced from the at least one implantable housing. The at least one magnetic induction antenna extends around an antenna axis. The at least one magnetic induction antenna is configured to be affixed within the region with the antenna axis substantially non-parallel and substantially non-orthogonal to the bone surface.
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Techniques for locating a misplaced primary wireless device (within a spatial region. In particular, the techniques presented herein use a secondary wireless device to collect a plurality of multivariate wireless data points within the spatial region. An artificially intelligent search algorithm analyzes the plurality of multivariate wireless data points to estimate the location of the wireless device. Directional instructions that guide the user to the estimated location of the primary wireless device are generated and then provided to the user.
An external component of a prosthesis, including a first module including a functional component and first structure including magnetic material. The first module is configured to be retained against skin via a magnetic field at least partially generated by a magnet implanted in a recipient that interacts with the magnetic material of the first structure, the first module including a skin interfacing surface configured to interact with skin of the recipient when the first module is retained against the skin of the recipient, a second module including a second structure including magnetic material configured to enhance magnetic retention of the external component to skin of a recipient, wherein the second module is removably attached to the first module and visible from an outside of the external component when the second module is attached to the first module and when viewed from a side opposite the skin interfacing side.
An apparatus includes a piezoelectric stack with a plurality of piezoelectric layers and a plurality of electrodes and a housing containing the piezoelectric stack. The housing is configured to be in mechanical communication with bone tissue of a recipient's body. The apparatus further includes circuitry configured to apply non-zero voltage differences across the piezoelectric layers. The non-zero voltage differences induce changes of a length of the piezoelectric stack and include a non-zero direct current (DC) voltage component corresponding to an expansion of the length and an alternating current (AC) voltage component corresponding to time-varying expansions and contractions of the length that generate vibrational signals that propagate through the bone tissue.
A method for calibrating an implantable adaptive body noise reduction system includes capturing an externally-generated body noise reference signal with at least one sound sensor and at least one vibration sensor, operating the implantable adaptive body noise reduction system based on the externally-generated body noise reference signal, monitoring the operation of the implantable adaptive body noise reduction system to identify a convergence point, and setting one or more parameters of the implantable adaptive body noise reduction system based on the convergence point.
A method includes receiving a user input first signal configured to trigger a device to perform a measurement procedure utilizing at least one electrode implanted within a recipient's body. The method further includes, in response to said receiving the user input first signal, performing an evaluation of whether performing a conditioning procedure of the at least one electrode is potentially warranted prior to performing the measurement procedure. The method further includes generating and communicating a user output signal indicative of a result of the evaluation to the user. The method further includes receiving a user input second signal configured to trigger the device either to perform the conditioning procedure prior to performing the measurement procedure or to perform the measurement procedure without performing the conditioning procedure prior to performing the measurement procedure.
Presented herein are adaptive electroporation techniques in which the electroporation parameters are adjusted/adapted based on the location within a body chamber, such as the cochlea, at which the electroporation electrical field is generated.
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An apparatus including an actuator, such as a piezoelectric actuator, and a first tissue interface device and a second tissue interface device spaced away from the first tissue fixation device, wherein the apparatus is at least a partially extra-middle ear cavity dual bone interface force based implantable tissue stimulation portion of a hearing prosthesis.
An apparatus includes a first magnetic induction (MI) antenna configured to wirelessly transmit power to a second MI antenna of a device within or on a recipient's body portion. The apparatus further includes a sensor configured to generate a sensor signal. The apparatus further includes control circuitry in electrical communication with the first MI antenna and the sensor. The control circuitry is configured to, in response to the sensor signal, determine at least one of: a presence, location, and/or an attribute of a cushion between the body portion and the first MI antenna, a clearance between the first MI antenna and the body portion, and an extent of tissue of the recipient within a power transmission range of the first MI antenna. The control circuitry is further configured to adjust, in response to the sensor signal, a power level transmitted by the first MI antenna.
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A device including a tissue interface portion configured for securement to tissue of and/or proximate an inner ear of a human and provide a passage from outside the inner ear to inside the inner ear and a component releasably attached to the tissue interface portion and/or a portion of the device supported by the tissue interface portion, wherein the device is configured to enable the component to be removed from the tissue interface portion when the tissue interface portion is removably permanently fixed to the barrier establishing the inner ear of a human, and the component at least partially seals the passage and provides one or more passive features.
Presented herein are techniques for use of electrode-neural interface (ENI) factors to improve perception of target signals (e.g., speech) in noisy conditions. Some example techniques presented herein use signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) measures to improve speech-in- noise perception by incorporating ENI factors for monopolar stimulation strategies and/or focused stimulation strategies.
An implantable medical device includes an at least semi-constrained volume of substantially incompressible insulative material with embedded wires. The at least semi-constrained volume of substantially incompressible insulative material is configured to have a preferential direction of movement in response to an external force.
Presented herein are techniques for auto-regulating the strength of a noise reduction process/system, such as a Deep Neural Network (DNN)-based noise reduction (DNR) process, based on an estimate of a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of an input signal that is determined based on a DNN output (noise reduced signal). More specifically, in accordance with embodiments presented herein, the DNR strength is set based on an SNR that is determined/estimated from a ratio of an input signal to a noise reduced signal (e.g., determined from an DNN output).
G10K 11/178 - Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general using interference effectsMasking sound by electro-acoustically regenerating the original acoustic waves in anti-phase
A system, including an input subsystem configured to receive input and a convolutional based sub-system in signal communication with the input subsystem, wherein the convolutional based sub-system outputs electrode activation sequence based data. In an embodiment, the system is a sound processor system that is part of a cochlear implant configured to provide a signal to the input subsystem based on sound captured by a microphone.
An apparatus, including an implantable portion of a transcutaneous bone conduction device and a pedestal attached to the implantable portion, the pedestal configured to be implanted into a skull bone of a recipient. In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus is an implantable portion of a transcutaneous bone conduction device that can be fully covered by skin of a recipient.
Disclosed examples include technology for the detection and treatment of neotissue formation proximate an implantable stimulator. Neotissue formation can include ossification, scar tissue, soft tissue fibrosis, and other tissue growth. The neotissue formation can be detected by analyzing (e.g., using a machine-learning framework) stimulation data relating to the implantable stimulator. Neotissue formation characteristics can be analyzed to determine appropriate treatment actions for ameliorating the effects of neotissue formation.
A vestibular stimulation prosthesis can restore vestibular function in recipients having vestibular deficiency. In an example, a body is appended onto or within the recipient's ossicular chain such that the body directly interfaces with an oval window of an inner ear of the recipient. Electrical stimulation is provided using one or more electrodes of the body to stimulate the vestibular system and thereby restore vestibular functioning. In an example, a stimulator device connected to the body via a lead is also implanted. The stimulator device can have a small and convenient form factor. In some instances, the stimulator device is a stand-alone device that is configured to provide stimulation to the recipient's vestibular system without respect to signals received from devices external to the recipient. In some implementations, the stimulator device is a component of a sensory prosthesis (e.g., a cochlear implant or bionic eye) or another medical device.
An apparatus includes at least one first magnetic induction (MI) antenna configured to be in wireless communication with an implanted device on or within a body portion, and one or more second MI antennas that at least partially surround the body portion. The one or more second MI antennas are configured to have at least one second MI antenna in wireless communication with a power source for a plurality of positions and/or orientations of the body portion relative to the power source. The apparatus further includes circuitry in electrical communication with the at least one first MI antenna and the one or more second MI antennas. The circuitry is configured to transfer electrical signals between the at least one first MI antenna in wireless communication with the implanted device and the at least one second MI antenna in wireless communication with the power source.
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A device including a transducer assembly, and a chamber in which a gas is located such that vibrations originating external to the device based on sound are effectively transmitted therethrough, wherein the device is an implantable microphone, the transducer assembly is in effective vibration communication with the gas, wherein the transducer assembly is configured to convert the vibrations traveling via the gas to an electrical signal, the chamber and the transducer assembly are part of a microphone system of the implantable microphone, wherein the chamber corresponds to a front volume of the microphone system, and the transducer assembly includes a back volume corresponding to at least part of a back volume of the microphone system.
Presented herein are techniques to maintain a balanced loudness across stimulation channels when the volume of a hearing device is adjusted. The volume control techniques provided herein may be used to set an overall balanced map loudness and/or to replace existing volume controls in a stand-alone approach.
A wearable device includes a housing configured to be worn on a head of a user. The wearable device also includes a therapeutic delivery component configured to couple to the housing. The therapeutic delivery component is configured to deliver a therapeutic substance to the head of the user.
An apparatus includes a housing, first communication circuitry on or within the housing, detection circuitry on or within the housing, and second communication circuitry on or within the housing. The first communication circuitry is configured to be in wirelessly communication with a first device separatable from the apparatus. The detection circuitry is configured to generate at least one signal indicative of at least one condition of an environment of the apparatus while the first communication circuitry is not in wireless communication with the first device. The second communication circuitry is configured to wirelessly communicate the at least one signal to a second device separate from the apparatus.
A61F 11/04 - Methods or devices for enabling ear patients to achieve auditory perception through physiological senses other than hearing sense, e.g. through the touch sense
An implantable medical device includes a carrier member and an elongate resiliently flexible inlay disposed within the carrier member. The elongate resiliently flexible inlay is longitudinally-elastic to facilitate flexure of the carrier member without undergoing plastic deformation of the elongate resiliently flexible inlay.
Presented herein are implantable housing arrangements that are configured to receive and retain an implantable magnet therein, while also facilitating both in-plane rotation and out-of-plane rotation of the implantable magnet in the presence of external magnetic, such as that applied with an MRI. That is, the housing arrangements presented herein allow a planar (e.g., conventional/standard) implantable magnet to rotate circumferentially around a central axis of the implantable magnet (in-plane rotation), as well as angularly rotate relative to the central axis (out-of-plane rotation). The in-plane rotation and out-of-plane rotation can reduce torque during an MRI because the magnet is able to rotate so as to more closely align with the applied MRI magnetic field, resulting in less pain and less risk of tissue or device damage.
An apparatus includes at least one housing having a first housing portion and a second housing portion, the at least one housing configured to be implanted beneath a skin of a recipient's body. The apparatus further includes an electrically conductive coil within the first housing portion and configured to transcutaneously and wirelessly receive power from an external device outside the skin. The apparatus further includes at least one sensor at least partially on or within the first housing portion. The at least one sensor is configured to receive sound and to generate electrical signals indicative of the sound. The apparatus further includes circuitry within the second housing portion. The circuitry is configured to receive the power from the coil, to receive the electrical signals from the at least one sensor, and to generate stimulation signals indicative of the sound.
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Presented herein are techniques for wirelessly communicating sound data and one or more sound signal attributes from an external component of a medical device to an implantable component of the medical device via one or more data packets. For example, when the medical device is embodied as a hearing device, such as a cochlear implant system or hearing aid, sensory data and one or more sensory signal attributes determined from input sensory data can be combined into data packets by an external component and wirelessly transmitted to an implantable component of the cochlear implant system. The cochlear implant can separate the sensory data and one or more sensory signal attributes from the data packets and further process the sensory data using the one or more sensory signal attributes in order to generate stimulation signals for delivery to a recipient of the cochlear implant system.
Presented herein are techniques and devices configured for preserving the residual hearing ability of the recipient while providing vestibular stimulation.
An apparatus includes a first magnetic induction (MI) antenna and circuitry in electrical communication with the first MI antenna. The apparatus further includes an array of MI antennas galvanically isolated from the first MI antenna and the circuitry. The array includes a second MI antenna and a third MI antenna. The second MI antenna has a non-zero first coupling coefficient with the first MI antenna and the third MI antenna has a non-zero second coupling coefficient with the first MI antenna and a third coupling coefficient with the second MI antenna that is substantially equal to zero.
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A component of a bone conduction device, such as a passive transcutaneous bone conduction device or an active transcutaneous bone conduction device, or a percutaneous bone conduction device, used to evoke a hearing percept comprising a housing and a bender apparatus located in the housing, wherein the bender apparatus is a device of a piezoelectric bender.
A method includes receiving information about an individual at a computing system from a user of the computing system and generating an estimation of a thickness of a skin flap of the individual based on the information about the individual using an estimator tool in the computing system. The method can also include providing the estimation of the thickness of the skin flap to the user using a user interface generated by the computing system.
Presented herein are techniques for adjusting one or more operations of a device based on a talker count in an environment associated with the device. A method includes receiving, at a device, input signals associated with an environment; determining an indication of a talker count in the environment based on the input signals; and adjusting one or more operations of the device based on the indication of the talker count.
An apparatus includes at least a first MI antenna and a second MI antenna. The first MI antenna includes an electrically conductive and substantially planar first coil extending around and substantially orthogonal to a first antenna axis. The second MI antenna includes an electrically conductive and substantially planar second coil extending around and substantially orthogonal to a second antenna axis. The second antenna axis is substantially parallel to the first antenna axis. The second coil in series electrical connection with the first coil. The first and second MI antennas have a mutual coupling coefficient that is substantially
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A component of a bone conduction device, including a housing and a piezoelectric bender located in the housing, wherein the component is configured to limit bending of the piezoelectric bender relative to that which would otherwise be the case in the absence of the limits via application of a stopping force at a centralized location of an assembly of which the bender is a part.
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Examples disclosed herein are relevant to a wearable device configured to selectively receive a primary magnet set selected from among multiple primary magnet sets of varying magnetic strengths. A supplemental magnet set is used with the wearable device to supplement the selected primary magnet set to increase a strength of a magnetic connection. The wearable device can selectively couple with a selected cover. The cover can be an accommodating cover configured to accommodate the at least one supplemental magnet set or a non-accommodating cover for use as the selected cover when a supplemental magnet set is not being used.
An elongate stimulation assembly of an implantable stimulation device, including a first portion including a plurality of electrodes, lead wires extending from the first portion in electrical communication with the plurality of electrodes, the lead wires being located in an elongate lead body and a cage component extending in an elongate manner at least partially along with the lead wires, wherein the lead wires extend within the cage component.
An aspect of the disclosure is to provide a cochlear implant system comprising; a microphone unit configured to receive an acoustical input and provide an audio signal based on the acoustical input, and where the audio signal comprises multiple acoustic parameters, an electrode array including a plurality of electrodes configured to apply a plurality of stimulation pulses to auditory nerve fibers of a recipient of the cochlear implant system based on the audio signal, a memory unit including a plurality of multidimensional perceptual models where each multidimensional perceptual model includes perceptual information as a function of coding parameter groups.
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G10L 19/02 - Speech or audio signal analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocodersCoding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis using spectral analysis, e.g. transform vocoders or subband vocoders
