Determining operating parameters for a stimulating medical device
First Claim
1. An apparatus constructed and arranged to determine operating parameter values for each of a plurality of stimulation channels of a cochlear implant, the apparatus comprising:
- a measurement module configured to objectively measure values of the operating parameter for selected stimulation channels of the cochlear implant;
an interpolation module configured to interpolate the measured values to derive an estimated value of the operating parameter for one or more non-selected stimulation channels of the cochlear implant; and
a validation module configured to assess the accuracy of each estimated value by;
determining an infra-test value and a supra-test value of the operating parameter that is less than and greater than the estimated value, respectively;
applying stimulation to the cochlear implant based on the infra-test and supra-test values, respectively; and
determining the estimated value to be accurate if the infra-test value does not whereas the supra-test value does elicit a neural response, respectively.
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Abstract
The measurement of recipient-specific operating parameters for each of a plurality of stimulation channels of a stimulating medical device. Generally, a recipient-specific operating parameter is measured for selected stimulation channels. These measured values are then used to estimate the same operating parameter for the remaining stimulation channels. For each such remaining stimulation channel, the accuracy of the estimated operating parameter value is determined, resulting in the estimated operating parameter value being deemed either valid or invalid. The validated values are retained while in invalidated values are replaced with a directly-measured or re-estimated operating parameter value.
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10 Claims
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1. An apparatus constructed and arranged to determine operating parameter values for each of a plurality of stimulation channels of a cochlear implant, the apparatus comprising:
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a measurement module configured to objectively measure values of the operating parameter for selected stimulation channels of the cochlear implant; an interpolation module configured to interpolate the measured values to derive an estimated value of the operating parameter for one or more non-selected stimulation channels of the cochlear implant; and a validation module configured to assess the accuracy of each estimated value by; determining an infra-test value and a supra-test value of the operating parameter that is less than and greater than the estimated value, respectively; applying stimulation to the cochlear implant based on the infra-test and supra-test values, respectively; and determining the estimated value to be accurate if the infra-test value does not whereas the supra-test value does elicit a neural response, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus constructed and arranged to determine operating parameter values for each of a plurality of stimulation channels of a cochlear implant, comprising:
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means for objectively measuring the value of the operating parameter for at least a first stimulation channel and a second stimulation channel; means for estimating the value of the operating parameter for a third stimulation channel using the measured operating parameter values for the first and second stimulation channels; and means for assessing the accuracy of the estimated value of the operating parameter by; determining an infra-test value and a supra-test value of the operating parameter that is less than and greater than the estimated value, respectively; applying stimulation to the cochlear implant based on the infra-test and supra-test values, respectively; and determining the estimated value to be accurate if the infra-test value does not whereas the supra-test value does elicit a neural response, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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