Patents by Inventor Andrew M. Botros

Andrew M. Botros has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Provision of stimulus components having variable perceptability to stimulating device recipient
    Patent number: 8019432
    Abstract: The automatic measurement of evoked compound action potential (ECAP) thresholds of the auditory nerve; that is, a neural response, concurrently with the performance of psychophysics measurements of a prosthetic hearing implant recipient. During the fitting process, a stimulus signal comprising two components is applied to each stimulation channel. One signal component is configured to elicit an ECAP neural response, referred to herein as a neural response signal component. The other component is configured to elicit a response to a psychophysics stimulation, referred to herein as a psychophysics signal component. Indications of the psychophysics measurement and the concurrently obtained neural response measurements are provided to the user. For the psychophysics measurement, this includes the selected characteristics of the psychophysics signal component since the results of the applied stimulation is a recipient behavioral or auditory response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Bastiaan van Dijk, Andrew M. Botros
  • PROVISION OF STIMULUS COMPONENTS HAVING VARIABLE PERCEPTABILITY TO STIMULATING DEVICE RECIPIENT
    Publication number: 20110015700
    Abstract: The automatic measurement of evoked compound action potential (ECAP) thresholds of the auditory nerve; that is, a neural response, concurrently with the performance of psychophysics measurements of a prosthetic hearing implant recipient. During the fitting process, a stimulus signal comprising two components is applied to each stimulation channel. One signal component is configured to elicit an ECAP neural response, referred to herein as a neural response signal component. The other component is configured to elicit a response to a psychophysics stimulation, referred to herein as a psychophysics signal component. Indications of the psychophysics measurement and the concurrently obtained neural response measurements are provided to the user. For the psychophysics measurement, this includes the selected characteristics of the psychophysics signal component since the results of the applied stimulation is a recipient behavioral or auditory response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventors: Bastiaan van Dijk, Andrew M. Botros
  • Automatic measurement of neural response concurrent with psychophysics measurement of stimulating device recipient
    Patent number: 7801617
    Abstract: The automatic measurement of evoked compound action potential (ECAP) thresholds of the auditory nerve; that is, a neural response, concurrently with the performance of psychophysics measurements of a prosthetic hearing implant recipient. During the fitting process, a stimulus signal comprising two components is applied to each stimulation channel. One signal component is configured to elicit an ECAP neural response, referred to herein as a neural response signal component. The other component is configured to elicit a response to a psychophysics stimulation, referred to herein as a psychophysics signal component. Indications of the psychophysics measurement and the concurrently obtained neural response measurements are provided to the user. For the psychophysics measurement, this includes the selected characteristics of the psychophysics signal component since the results of the applied stimulation is a recipient behavioral or auditory response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Bastiaan van Dijk, Andrew M. Botros