Patents by Inventor Kitti McMeel

Kitti McMeel 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).

  • Programming of a speech processor for an implantable cochlear stimulator
    Patent number: 5626629
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for fitting an auditory stimulation system involve, in one embodiment, coupling a programmer unit to an implanted unit implanted in the patient; prompting and/or assisting the operator to make and enter an objective or other measurement; receiving the objective measurements into the programmer unit; and determining an estimated threshold stimulation current for an electrode channel of the implanted unit as a function of the objective measurement. In another embodiment, the method and apparatus involve coupling a programmer unit to an implanted unit implanted in the patient; stimulating the patient with a speech signal; and displaying, in real time, a graphical representation of the speech signal using the programmer unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1997
    Assignee: Advanced Bionics Corporation
    Inventors: Michael A. Faltys, James H. Wolfe, Kitti McMeel, Chris J. Hetlinger