Cochlear Limited

About: Cochlear Limited is a company organization based out in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Cochlear implant & Hearing loss. The organization has 1290 authors who have published 1479 publications receiving 33109 citations. The organization is also known as: кохлеарные Americas & COCHLEAR LIMITED.

Hearing instrument with onset emphasis

Abstract: The hearing instrument comprises a circuit (12) for transforming an audio signal (11) into an output signal (13). This circuit (12) comprises emphasis means for emphasising in the output signal (13) substantial intensity changes of the audio signal (11). The emphasis means are embodied so as to emphasise the output signal (13) during a period of about 10 ms when an intensity change rate of the audio signal (11) exceeds a predetermined value. In this way, the time domain response of a normal hearing person is approximated.

Implantable conducting lead

Abstract: An electrically conducting lead (20) that can be used in the body for electrical stimulations applications, such as a cochlear implant. The lead comprises a body of relatively electrically insulative material (41) having a relatively electrically conductive element (18) extending therethrough in a wound arrangement. The electrically conductive element (18) is comprised of a plurality of electrical conductors (14). The conductive element (18) is disposed in the lead such that the longitudinal extent of each of the electrical conductors (14) is the same.

Configuration of implanted devices

Abstract: An arrangement for implanted medical devices in which the implant (20) includes certain parameters (21) stored in memory. Upon initialisation, these parameters are downloaded to the external component (30). This allows for simpler changes to the external device, or for a generic external device to be used. A particular application is to Cochlear implants.