SYSTEMS FOR FITTING A COCHLEAR IMPLANT TO A PATIENT
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1. A system for fitting an implantable cochlear stimulator to a patient, said system comprising:
- an interface unit configured to display a graphical representation of an implant fitting line as part of a graphical user interface, said implant fitting line having a slope and a horizontal position and representing a mapping relationship between a plurality of audio frequencies and a plurality of stimulation sites within a cochlea of said patient; and
facilitate adjustment of said slope of said fitting line via said graphical user interface based on a response of said patient to a stimulus current applied by said cochlear stimulator to a subset of said stimulation sites in accordance with said mapping relationship defined by said fitting line;
wherein said subset of said stimulation sites corresponds to one or more audio frequencies within an audio signal that is presented to said patient.
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Abstract
Systems for fitting an implantable cochlear stimulator to a patient include an interface unit configured to display a graphical representation of an implant fitting line as part of a graphical user interface. The implant fitting line has a slope and a horizontal position and represents a mapping relationship between a plurality of audio frequencies and a plurality of stimulation sites within a cochlea of the patient. The interface unit is further configured to facilitate adjustment of the slope and/or horizontal position of the fitting line.
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1. A system for fitting an implantable cochlear stimulator to a patient, said system comprising:
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an interface unit configured to display a graphical representation of an implant fitting line as part of a graphical user interface, said implant fitting line having a slope and a horizontal position and representing a mapping relationship between a plurality of audio frequencies and a plurality of stimulation sites within a cochlea of said patient; and
facilitate adjustment of said slope of said fitting line via said graphical user interface based on a response of said patient to a stimulus current applied by said cochlear stimulator to a subset of said stimulation sites in accordance with said mapping relationship defined by said fitting line;
wherein said subset of said stimulation sites corresponds to one or more audio frequencies within an audio signal that is presented to said patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for fitting an implantable cochlear stimulator to a patient, said system comprising:
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an interface unit configured to display a graphical representation of an implant fitting line as part of a graphical user interface, said implant fitting line having a slope and a horizontal position and representing a mapping relationship between a plurality of audio frequencies and a plurality of stimulation sites within a cochlea of said patient; and
facilitate adjustment of said horizontal position of said fitting line via said graphical user interface based on a response of said patient to a stimulus current applied by said cochlear stimulator to a subset of said stimulation sites in accordance with said mapping relationship defined by said fitting line;
wherein said subset of said stimulation sites corresponds to one or more audio frequencies within an audio signal that is presented to said patient. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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