ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,553, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to ENVOY MEDICAL Corp. (White Bear Lake, Minn.).

"Cochlear implant system with electrode impedance diagnostics" 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 comprise a cochlear implant system comprising a cochlear electrode, a stimulator in electrical communication with the cochlear electrode, a return electrode, and one or more controllers. The cochlear electrode can include a first contact electrode and the stimulator can include a first source element in electrical communication with the first contact electrode. The one or more con...