ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,288, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Envoy Medical Corp. (White Bear Lake, Minn.).

"Cochlear implant stimulation calibration" was invented by Paul R. Mazanec (Ham Lake, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Cochlear implant systems can include a cochlear electrode and a stimulator in electrical communication with the cochlear electrode. The stimulator can be in communication with a controller, which is in communication with a testing circuit and a switching network. The stimulator can include a plurality of source elements. The controller can control the switching network to place the plurality of source elements into communication w...