Patents by Inventor Sharon Cushing

Sharon Cushing 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).

  • Implantable cochlear systems with intracochlear electrode array for balance stabilization
    Patent number: 9339649
    Abstract: A system for rehabilitating patients affected by balance disorders with or without vestibular hypofunction and/or malfunction with or without an associated hearing loss, which includes sensors of sound and head movement, processing circuitry, a power source coupled to head phones, an air conduction hearing aid, bone conduction hearing aid, middle ear implant or an electrical stimulator implanted into the cochlea capable of stimulating areas within the cochlea with the potential for current spread to surrounding non-auditory areas including the vestibular system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignees: The Hospital for Sick Children, University Health Network
    Inventors: Sharon Cushing, Blake Papsin, David Pothier, Cian Hughes
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BALANCE STABILIZATION
    Publication number: 20150032186
    Abstract: A system for rehabilitating patients affected by balance disorders with or without vestibular hypofunction and/or malfunction with or without an associated hearing loss, which includes sensors of sound and head movement, processing circuitry, a power source coupled to head phones, an air conduction hearing aid, bone conduction hearing aid, middle ear implant or an electrical stimulator implanted into the cochlea capable of stimulating areas within the cochlea with the potential for current spread to surrounding non-auditory areas including the vestibular system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Sharon Cushing, Blake Papsin, David Pothier, Cian Hughes