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Cochlear Implant Stimulation with Variable Number of Electrodes

  • US 20080172108A1
  • Filed: 10/16/2007
  • Published: 07/17/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of activating electrodes in an implanted electrode array with a stimulation signal, the method comprising:

  • for each of a plurality of defined sound signal characteristics (C), assigning each electrode to one of a plurality of stimulation groups (G) each having an associated group stimulation amplitude function (A), where (G) varies with (C); and

    activating each electrode as the stimulation signal varies based on spectral components of the stimulation signal.

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