Patents by Inventor Andrew P. Quick

Andrew P. Quick 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).

  • Systems and methods for determining a threshold current level required to evoke a stapedial muscle reflex
    Patent number: 8103354
    Abstract: Exemplary cochlear implant systems include an implantable cochlear stimulator configured to be implanted within a patient and generate a stimulation current having an adjustable current level, one or more electrodes communicatively coupled to the stimulator and configured to apply the stimulation current to one or more locations within an ear of the patient, and a probe configured to acquire sound data used to derive an acoustic reflectance of the ear. The implantable cochlear stimulator is configured to adjust the current level of the stimulation current until a change in the acoustic reflectance above a threshold is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Advanced Bionics, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew P. Quick, Leonid M. Litvak, Aniket Saoji
  • Systems and methods for determining a threshold current level required to evoke a stapedial muscle reflex
    Patent number: 7925355
    Abstract: Exemplary cochlear implant systems include an implantable cochlear stimulator configured to be implanted within a patient and generate a stimulation current having an adjustable current level, one or more electrodes communicatively coupled to the stimulator and configured to apply the stimulation current to one or more locations within an ear of the patient, and a sound processor configured to derive an acoustic reflectance of the patient's ear. The implantable cochlear stimulator is configured to adjust the current level of the stimulation current until the sound processor detects a change in the acoustic reflectance above a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Advanced Bionics, LLC
    Inventor: Andrew P. Quick
  • Systems and Methods for Determining a Threshold Current Level Required to Evoke a Stapedial Muscle Reflex
    Publication number: 20090018616
    Abstract: Exemplary cochlear implant systems include an implantable cochlear stimulator configured to be implanted within a patient and generate a stimulation current having an adjustable current level, one or more electrodes communicatively coupled to the stimulator and configured to apply the stimulation current to one or more locations within an ear of the patient, and a probe configured to acquire sound data used to derive an acoustic reflectance of the ear. The implantable cochlear stimulator is configured to adjust the current level of the stimulation current until a change in the acoustic reflectance above a threshold is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: ADVANCED BIONICS, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew P. Quick, Leonid M. Litvak, Aniket Saoji
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A THRESHOLD CURRENT LEVEL REQUIRED TO EVOKE A STAPEDIAL MUSCLE REFLEX
    Publication number: 20080195179
    Abstract: Exemplary cochlear implant systems include an implantable cochlear stimulator configured to be implanted within a patient and generate a stimulation current having an adjustable current level, one or more electrodes communicatively coupled to the stimulator and configured to apply the stimulation current to one or more locations within an ear of the patient, and a sound processor configured to derive an acoustic reflectance of the patient's ear. The implantable cochlear stimulator is configured to adjust the current level of the stimulation current until the sound processor detects a change in the acoustic reflectance above a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: ADVANCED BIONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Andrew P. Quick