公开(公告)号：US11806492B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-07

申请号：US16649757

申请日：2018-09-21

Applicant: COCHLEAR LIMITED

Inventor： Kenneth Oplinger ,  Tommy Bergs ,  Soren Nilsson

IPC: A61M31/00 ,  H04R25/00

CPC classification number: A61M31/00 ,  H04R25/558 ,  H04R25/606 ,  A61M2205/05 ,  A61M2210/0668 ,  H04R2460/13

Abstract: A prosthesis including a device configured to deliver a therapeutic substance from outside a cochlea to inside the cochlea and configured to evoke a mechanically based hearing percept. In an exemplary embodiment, the device is configured to drive fluid into and out of the cochlea, thereby evoking a hearing percept.

公开(公告)号：US20210266680A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-26

申请号：US17318292

申请日：2021-05-12

Applicant: Cochlear Limited

Inventor： Jan Patrick Frieding ,  Soren Nilsson ,  Kenneth Oplinger ,  Alexander von Brasch ,  Roger Smith ,  Richard Murphy

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  G06F3/01

Abstract: Presented herein are techniques for adapting settings/operations of a remote microphone device associated with an auditory prosthesis based on a desired/preferred listening direction of a recipient of the auditory prosthesis. More specifically, an auditory prosthesis worn by a recipient and a remote microphone device, which are configured to wirelessly communicate with one another, are both positioned in the same spatial area. At least one of a recipient-specified (e.g., recipient-preferred) region of interest within the spatial area, or a recipient-specified listening direction, is determined. Based on a determined relative positioning (e.g., location and orientation) of the remote microphone device and the auditory prosthesis, operation of the remote microphone device is dynamically adapted so that the remote microphone device can focus on (e.g., have increased sensitivity to) sounds originating from the recipient-specified region of interest/listening direction.

公开(公告)号：US11057720B1

公开(公告)日：2021-07-06

申请号：US16424673

申请日：2019-05-29

Applicant: Cochlear Limited

Inventor： Jan Patrick Frieding ,  Soren Nilsson ,  Kenneth Oplinger ,  Alexander von Brasch ,  Roger Smith ,  Richard Murphy

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0482

Abstract: Presented herein are techniques for adapting settings/operations of a remote microphone device associated with an auditory prosthesis based on a desired/preferred listening direction of a recipient of the auditory prosthesis. More specifically, an auditory prosthesis worn by a recipient and a remote microphone device, which are configured to wirelessly communicate with one another, are both positioned in the same spatial area. At least one of a recipient-specified (e.g., recipient-preferred) region of interest within the spatial area, or a recipient-specified listening direction, is determined. Based on a determined relative positioning (e.g., location and orientation) of the remote microphone device and the auditory prosthesis, operation of the remote microphone device is dynamically adapted so that the remote microphone device can focus on (e.g., have increased sensitivity to) sounds originating from the recipient-specified region of interest/listening direction.

公开(公告)号：US20230283966A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-07

申请号：US18183485

申请日：2023-03-14

Applicant: Cochlear Limited

Inventor： Jan Patrick Frieding ,  Soren Nilsson ,  Kenneth Oplinger ,  Alexander von Brasch ,  Roger Smith ,  Richard Murphy

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0482

CPC classification number: H04R25/407 ,  G06F3/013 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R25/505 ,  H04R25/558 ,  G06F3/012 ,  H04R25/405 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  H04R2225/55 ,  H04R2225/61

Abstract: Presented herein are techniques for adapting settings/operations of a remote microphone device associated with an auditory prosthesis based on a desired/preferred listening direction of a recipient of the auditory prosthesis. More specifically, an auditory prosthesis worn by a recipient and a remote microphone device, which are configured to wirelessly communicate with one another, are both positioned in the same spatial area. At least one of a recipient-specified (e.g., recipient-preferred) region of interest within the spatial area, or a recipient-specified listening direction, is determined. Based on a determined relative positioning (e.g., location and orientation) of the remote microphone device and the auditory prosthesis, operation of the remote microphone device is dynamically adapted so that the remote microphone device can focus on (e.g., have increased sensitivity to) sounds originating from the recipient-specified region of interest/listening direction.

公开(公告)号：US11632632B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-18

申请号：US17318292

申请日：2021-05-12

Applicant: Cochlear Limited

Inventor： Jan Patrick Frieding ,  Soren Nilsson ,  Kenneth Oplinger ,  Alexander von Brasch ,  Roger Smith ,  Richard Murphy

IPC: H04R25/00 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0482

Abstract: Presented herein are techniques for adapting settings/operations of a remote microphone device associated with an auditory prosthesis based on a desired/preferred listening direction of a recipient of the auditory prosthesis. More specifically, an auditory prosthesis worn by a recipient and a remote microphone device, which are configured to wirelessly communicate with one another, are both positioned in the same spatial area. At least one of a recipient-specified (e.g., recipient-preferred) region of interest within the spatial area, or a recipient-specified listening direction, is determined. Based on a determined relative positioning (e.g., location and orientation) of the remote microphone device and the auditory prosthesis, operation of the remote microphone device is dynamically adapted so that the remote microphone device can focus on (e.g., have increased sensitivity to) sounds originating from the recipient-specified region of interest/listening direction.

公开(公告)号：US12200445B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-14

申请号：US18010089

申请日：2021-05-04

Applicant: Cochlear Limited

Inventor： Soren Nilsson

IPC: H04R25/00

Abstract: Presented herein are techniques for determining an estimated battery autonomy (e.g., estimated run-time) of a medical device having at least one actuator/transducer configured to mechanically stimulate a recipient. The medical device is specifically configured for the recipient and, as such, operates in accordance with a plurality of recipient-specific settings. The configuration of the medical device for the recipient (e.g., the plurality of recipient-specific settings), along with frequency and level current consumption characteristics of the medical device, are used to determine the estimated battery autonomy of the medical device. An environmental profile of the recipient can also be used with the configuration of the medical device for the recipient and the frequency and level current consumption characteristics of the medical device to determine the estimated battery autonomy.

公开(公告)号：US10602284B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-24

申请号：US15212917

申请日：2016-07-18

Applicant: Cochlear Limited

Inventor： Soren Nilsson

IPC: H04R25/00

Abstract: A hearing prosthesis, including an actuator assembly, and a chassis supporting the actuator assembly, wherein the actuator assembly is configured to vibrate when an electrical current is applied to the actuator assembly such that a first apparatus of the actuator assembly vibrates relative to a second apparatus of the actuator assembly, the chassis is connected to the second apparatus, and the actuator assembly retains data related to an operational performance of the actuator assembly.