Abstract: A single-channel nerve stimulating device for auditory prosthesis for improving the conversational capacity of a profoundly deaf person is described. The single-channel device of simple construction provides detailed information to the patient's nervous system. The device comprises a microphone designed to pick up a sound signal and electronic processor which converts the sound signal into an electrical signal.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 12, 1986
Date of Patent:
January 2, 1990
Assignees:
Bertin & CIE, Claude-Henri Chouard, Patrick MacLeod
Inventors:
Jean-Luc M. Weber, Serge Bloch, Jean-Claude Noack, Claude-Henri Chouard, Patrick MacLeod