Patents by Inventor Jay T. Rubinstein
Jay T. Rubinstein 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).
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Publication number: 20230285747Abstract: A vestibular stimulation array is disclosed having one or more separate electrode arrays each operatively adapted for implantation in a semicircular canal of the vestibular system, wherein each separate electrode array is dimensioned and constructed so that residual vestibular function is preserved. In particular, the electrode arrays are dimensioned such that the membranous labyrinth is not substantially compressed. Furthermore, the electrode array has a stop portion to limit insertion of the electrode array into the semi-circular canal and is still enough to avoid damage to the anatomical structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Frank Risi, Colin Irwin, Jay T. Rubinstein, Felipe Santos, James O. Phillips
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Publication number: 20230173256Abstract: A vestibular stimulation array is disclosed having one or more separate electrode arrays each operatively adapted for implantation in a semicircular canal of the vestibular system, wherein each separate electrode array is dimensioned and constructed so that residual vestibular function is preserved. In particular, the electrode arrays are dimensioned such that the membranous labyrinth is not substantially compressed. Furthermore, the electrode array has a stop portion to limit insertion of the electrode array into the semi-circular canal and is still enough to avoid damage to the anatomical structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2023Publication date: June 8, 2023Inventors: Frank Risi, Colin Irwin, Jay T. Rubinstein, Felipe Santos, James O. Phillips
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Patent number: 11596786Abstract: A vestibular stimulation array is disclosed having one or more separate electrode arrays each operatively adapted for implantation in a semicircular canal of the vestibular system, wherein each separate electrode array is dimensioned and constructed so that residual vestibular function is preserved. In particular, the electrode arrays are dimensioned such that the membranous labyrinth is not substantially compressed. Furthermore, the electrode array has a stop portion to limit insertion of the electrode array into the semi-circular canal and is still enough to avoid damage to the anatomical structures.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignees: Cochlear Limited, University of Washington Center for CommercializationInventors: Frank Risi, Colin Irwin, Jay T. Rubinstein, Felipe Santos, James O. Phillips
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Publication number: 20210146123Abstract: A vestibular stimulation array is disclosed having one or more separate electrode arrays each operatively adapted for implantation in a semicircular canal of the vestibular system, wherein each separate electrode array is dimensioned and constructed so that residual vestibular function is preserved. In particular, the electrode arrays are dimensioned such that the membranous labyrinth is not substantially compressed. Furthermore, the electrode array has a stop portion to limit insertion of the electrode array into the semi-circular canal and is still enough to avoid damage to the anatomical structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2021Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Frank Risi, Colin Irwin, Jay T. Rubinstein, Felipe Santos, James O. Phillips
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Patent number: 10888696Abstract: A vestibular stimulation array is disclosed having one or more separate electrode arrays each operatively adapted for implantation in a semicircular canal of the vestibular system, wherein each separate electrode array is dimensioned and constructed so that residual vestibular function is preserved. In particular, the electrode arrays are dimensioned such that the membranous labyrinth is not substantially compressed. Furthermore, the electrode array has a stop portion to limit insertion of the electrode array into the semi-circular canal and is still enough to avoid damage to the anatomical structures.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2019Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignees: COCHLEAR LIMITED, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON CENTER FOR COMMERCIALIZATIONInventors: Frank Risi, Colin Irwin, Jay T. Rubinstein, Felipe Santos, James O. Phillips
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Publication number: 20190167977Abstract: A vestibular stimulation array is disclosed having one or more separate electrode arrays each operatively adapted for implantation in a semicircular canal of the vestibular system, wherein each separate electrode array is dimensioned and constructed so that residual vestibular function is preserved. In particular, the electrode arrays are dimensioned such that the membranous labyrinth is not substantially compressed. Furthermore, the electrode array has a stop portion to limit insertion of the electrode array into the semi-circular canal and is still enough to avoid damage to the anatomical structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2019Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Frank Risi, Colin Irwin, Jay T. Rubinstein, Felipe Santos, James O. Phillips
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Publication number: 20160243351Abstract: A vestibular stimulation array is disclosed having one or more separate electrode arrays each operatively adapted for implantation in a semicircular canal of the vestibular system, wherein each separate electrode array is dimensioned and constructed so that so that residual vestibular function is preserved. In particular, the electrode arrays are dimensioned such that the membranous labyrinth is not substantially compressed. Furthermore, the electrode array has a stop portion to limit insertion of the electrode array into the semi-circular canal and is stiff enough to avoid damage to the anatomical structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2015Publication date: August 25, 2016Inventors: Frank Risi, Colin Irwin, Jay T. Rubinstein, Felipe Santos, James O. Phillips
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Publication number: 20160015964Abstract: A vestibular stimulation array is disclosed having one or more separate electrode arrays each operatively adapted for implantation in a semicircular canal of the vestibular system, wherein each separate electrode array is dimensioned and constructed so that so that residual vestibular function is preserved. In particular, the electrode arrays are dimensioned such that the membranous labyrinth is not substantially compressed. Furthermore, the electrode array has a stop portion to limit insertion of the electrode array into the semi-circular canal and is stiff enough to avoid damage to the anatomical structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2015Publication date: January 21, 2016Inventors: Frank Risi, Colin Irwin, Jay T. Rubinstein, Felipe Santos, James O. Phillips
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Patent number: 9089692Abstract: A vestibular stimulation array is disclosed having one or more separate electrode arrays each operatively adapted for implantation in a semicircular canal of the vestibular system, wherein each separate electrode array is dimensioned and constructed so that so that residual vestibular function is preserved. In particular, the electrode arrays are dimensioned such that the membranous labyrinth is not substantially compressed. Furthermore, the electrode array has a stop portion to limit insertion of the electrode array into the semi-circular canal and is stiff enough to avoid damage to the anatomical structures.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2010Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignees: COCHLEAR LIMITED, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON CENTER FOR COMMERCIALIZATIONInventors: Frank Risi, Colin Irwin, Jay T Rubinstein, Felipe Santos, James O Phillips
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Publication number: 20120130465Abstract: A vestibular stimulation array is disclosed having one or more separate electrode arrays each operatively adapted for implantation in a semicircular canal of the vestibular system, wherein each separate electrode array is dimensioned and constructed so that so that residual vestibular function is preserved. In particular, the electrode arrays are dimensioned such that the membranous labyrinth is not substantially compressed. Furthermore, the electrode array has a stop portion to limit insertion of the electrode array into the semi-circular canal and is stiff enough to avoid damage to the anatomical structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Inventors: Frank Risi, Colin Irwin, Jay T. Rubinstein, Felipe Santos, James O. Phillips
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Patent number: 6631295Abstract: A system and method for application of pseudospontaneous neural stimulation is provided that can generate stochastic independent activity across an excited nerve or neural population without an additional disadvantageous sensations. High rate pulse trains, for example, can produce random spike patterns in auditory nerve fibers that are statistically similar to those produced by spontaneous activity in the normal ear. This activity is called “pseudospontaneous activity”. Varying rates of pseudospontaneous activity can be created by varying the intensity of a fixed amplitude, high rate pulse train stimulus, e.g., 5000 pps. A method and apparatus for diagnosing treatment for tinnitus with neural prosthetic devices according to the present invention that can use, for example, physiological responses to pseudospontaneous activity in an auditory nerve prior to the implementation of the neural prosthetic.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2001Date of Patent: October 7, 2003Assignee: University of Iowa Research FoundationInventors: Jay T. Rubinstein, Carolyn J. Brown, Richard S. Tyler
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Publication number: 20020091423Abstract: A system and method for application of pseudospontaneous neural stimulation is provided that can generate stochastic independent activity across an excited nerve or neural population without an additional disadvantageous sensations. High rate pulse trains, for example, can produce random spike patterns in auditory nerve fibers that are statistically similar to those produced by spontaneous activity in the normal ear. This activity is called “pseudospontaneous activity”. Varying rates of pseudospontaneous activity can be created by varying the intensity of a fixed amplitude, high rate pulse train stimulus, e.g., 5000 pps. A method and apparatus for diagnosing treatment for tinnitus with neural prosthetic devices according to the present invention that can use, for example, physiological responses to pseudospontaneous activity in an auditory nerve prior to the implementation of the neural prosthetic.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2001Publication date: July 11, 2002Inventors: Jay T. Rubinstein, Carolyn J. Brown, Richard S. Tyler
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Patent number: 6295472Abstract: A system and method for application of pseudospontaneous neural stimulation is provided that can generate stochastic independent activity across an excited nerve or neural population without an additional disadvantageous sensations. High rate pulse trains, for example, can produce random spike patterns in auditory nerve fibers that are statistically similar to those produced by spontaneous activity in the normal ear. This activity is called “pseudospontaneous activity”. Varying rates of pseudospontaneous activity can be created by varying the intensity of a fixed amplitude, high rate pulse train stimulus, e.g., 5000 pps. The pseudospontaneous activity can further desynchronize the nerve fiber population as a treatment for tinnitus but if indiscriminately applied can generate potentially uncomfortable biological and somatosensory sensations over intervals of time.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 1999Date of Patent: September 25, 2001Assignee: The University of Iowa Research FoundationInventors: Jay T. Rubinstein, Carolyn J. Brown, Richard S. Tyler, Paul J. Abbas