Patents by Inventor Denise Cafarelli-Dees

Denise Cafarelli-Dees 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).

  • Method and apparatus for optimizing the operation of a cochlear implant prosthesis
    Patent number: 8412341
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for controlling the operation of a Cochlear implant prosthesis to optimize the effect of stimulation for a given patient. The optimal operation mode is determined in accordance with predetermined parameters measured from the neural response of the patient's auditory system in response to a neural stimulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Chris Van Den Honert, Ernst Ludwig Von Wallenberg, Norbert Dillier, Wai Kong Lai, Jochen Nicolai, Mathias Stecker, Joachim Mueller-Delle, Denise Cafarelli Dees, Roland Laszig
  • Optimizing cochlear implant electrode selection
    Patent number: 6915166
    Abstract: A method is described to allow for better selection of electrodes for neural stimulation, for example in a cochlear implant. A series of stimuli, at different stimulation levels, are provided at each electrode to be tested, and the neural response to each stimulus is measured, using an implanted electrode. A value is then calculated relating stimulus level to response, to allow the relative responsiveness of electrodes to be determined. This can then be used as the basis for a stimulation map used to select which electrodes are stimulated and at what level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Mathias Stecker, Ernst Ludwig Von Wallenberg, Norbert Dillier, Wai Kong Lai, Jochen Nicolai, Roland Laszig, Joachim Mueller-Delle, Denise Cafarelli-Dees
  • Method and apparatus for optimising the operation of a cochlear implant prosthesis
    Publication number: 20050107844
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for controlling the operation of a Cochlear implant prosthesis to optimise the effect of stimulation for a given patient. The optimal operation mode is determined in accordance with predetermined parameters measured from the neural response of the patient's auditory system in response to a neural stimulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Chris Van Den Honert, Ernst Von Wallenberg, Norbert Dillier, Wai Kong Lai, Jochen Nicolai, Mathias Stecker, Joachim Mueller-Delle, Denise Cafarelli Dees, Roland Laszig
  • Method and apparatus for optimizing the operation of a cochlear implant prosthesis
    Patent number: 6751505
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for controlling the operation of a Cochlear implant prosthesis to optimise the effect of stimulation for a given patient. The optimal operation mode is determined in accordance with predetermined parameters measured from the neural response of the patient's auditory system in response to a neural stimulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Chris Van Den Honert, Ernst Ludwig Von Wallenberg, Norbert Diller, Wai Kong Lal, Jochen Nicolai, Mathias Stecker, Roland Laszig, Joachim Mueller-Delle, Denise Cafarelli-Dees