US 11,986,655 B2
Noise reduction for implantable hearing prostheses
Koen Van den Heuvel, Hove (BE)
Assigned to Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University (AU)
Filed by Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University (AU)
Filed on Nov. 5, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/519,745.
Application 17/519,745 is a continuation of application No. 16/702,954, filed on Dec. 4, 2019, granted, now 11,191,960.
Application 16/702,954 is a continuation of application No. 15/690,948, filed on Aug. 30, 2017, granted, now 10,512,775.
Prior Publication US 2022/0054837 A1, Feb. 24, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); H04R 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 1/36038 (2017.08) [A61N 1/0541 (2013.01); H04R 25/305 (2013.01); H04R 25/505 (2013.01); H04R 25/606 (2013.01); H04R 2225/49 (2013.01); H04R 2225/67 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hearing device, comprising:
at least one implantable sound sensor configured to convert received sound signals into electrical input signals; and
a sound processing unit configured to sample the electrical input signals and to initiate generation of stimulation signals for delivery to a recipient via at least one output channel,
wherein the sound processing unit is configured to synchronize sampling of the electrical input signals with the delivery of the stimulation signals such that the sampling of the electrical input signals occurs only in a set of first time periods and the delivery of the stimulation signals occurs only in a set of second time periods that are different from the set of first time periods.