US 12,168,129 B2
Patient-customized electrode arrays based on patient-specific cochlear information, and designing/selecting methods and applications of same
Jack H. Noble, Nashville, TN (US); Robert F. Labadie, Nashville, TN (US); and Benoit M. Dawant, Nashville, TN (US)
Assigned to VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, Nashville, TN (US)
Filed by VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, Nashville, TN (US)
Filed on Dec. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/391,840.
Application 18/391,840 is a division of application No. 17/340,303, filed on Jun. 7, 2021, granted, now 11,872,398.
Application 17/340,303 is a continuation of application No. 16/607,507, granted, now 11,027,129, issued on Jun. 8, 2021, previously published as PCT/US2018/029037, filed on Apr. 24, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0245915 A1, Jul. 25, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01); A61B 5/107 (2006.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); G06T 7/12 (2017.01); G06T 7/181 (2017.01); G06T 11/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 1/36039 (2017.08) [A61B 5/055 (2013.01); A61B 5/1076 (2013.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.02); A61N 1/0541 (2013.01); G06T 7/12 (2017.01); G06T 7/181 (2017.01); G06T 11/005 (2013.01); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 2034/105 (2016.02); A61B 2034/107 (2016.02); A61B 2034/108 (2016.02); A61B 2505/05 (2013.01); A61B 2562/043 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30008 (2013.01); G06T 2211/424 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
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1. A patient-customized electrode array (EA), comprising:
a plurality of electrodes, {Ei}, assembled in a pre-curved form, wherein the curvature of the EA at the i-th electrode Ei is characterized with a curvature that matches the curvature of the i-th point Pi of a structure curve in the cochlea of a patient where the i-th electrode Ei is to be placed, wherein i=1, 2, 3, . . . N, N is an integer greater than zero.