NEURAL STIMULATION AND SENSING SYSTEM FOR AUDITORY AND NON-AUDITORY ACTIVATION

Moritz Michael Leber (Inventor), Robert Kyle Franklin IV (Inventor), Sandeep Negi (Inventor), Janet Liu (Inventor), Joseph David Crew (Inventor), Hubert H. Lim (Inventor), Geoff Ghose (Inventor), Luke A Johnson (Inventor), Inderbir S Sondh (Inventor), Abby Heiller (Inventor), Meredith E Adams (Inventor), Andrew J Oxenham (Inventor), Thomas Lenarz (Inventor), Karl-Heinz Hiro Dyballa (Inventor), Waldo Nogueira Vazquez (Inventor), Amir Samii (Inventor), keno Hübner (Inventor), Paul Pontiller (Inventor), Marco Eder (Inventor), Daniel Sieber (Inventor)Alexander Mayr (Inventor), Guntram Wyzisk (Inventor), Elisabeth A. Hansen (Inventor), Dominik Hammerer (Inventor), Florian Solzbacher (Inventor), Loren Rieth (Inventor)

Research output: Patent

Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to auditory nerve stimulation to create the perception of sound in the brain of a subject such as an animal or human being. In one form, a system includes an implantable electrode array including a plurality of spaced apart micro-needles. The system also includes a first electrical lead electrically coupled to and extending from the implantable electrode array, and an auditory signal device configured to produce one or more electrical signals representative of communications received from an external processor. An interposer is configured to electrically couple the implantable electrode array and the auditory signal device in an arrangement where one or more electrical signals produced by the auditory signal device may be transmitted through the first electrical lead to the implantable electrode array. Various novel stimulation strategies can be employed, such as place modulated stimulation signals.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Patent numberUS-20240165409-A1
StatePublished - May 23 2024

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