MS. TRACEY KRUGER, M.S., CCC-A
Audiology at Hidden Hills Dr, Santa Clarita, CA
License number
California 2623
Category
Speech Language Pathology
Type
Audiologist
Address
Address
28542 Hidden Hills Dr, Santa Clarita, CA 91390
Phone
(818) 804-5258
Professional information
Tracey Kruger, Santa Clarita CA - MS (Mitral stenosis; also Master of Science or Medical scientist)
Specialties:
Audiology
Address:
28542 Hidden Hills Dr, Santa Clarita 91390
(818) 804-5258 (Phone)
(818) 804-5258 (Phone)
Languages:
English
Sound Processing Assembly For Use In A Cochlear Implant System
US Patent:
8352046, Jan 8, 2013
Filed:
Jan 29, 2010
Appl. No.:
12/697028
Inventors:
Matthew I Haller - Valley Village CA, US
Patrick T. Wong - Torrance CA, US
Tracey Kruger - Valencia CA, US
Lee F Hartley - Valencia CA, US
Patrick T. Wong - Torrance CA, US
Tracey Kruger - Valencia CA, US
Lee F Hartley - Valencia CA, US
Assignee:
Advanced Bionics, LLC - Valencia CA
International Classification:
A61N 1/18
US Classification:
607137
Abstract:
An exemplary cochlear implant system includes a sound processing assembly configured to be external to a patient and first and second extension members coupled to the sound processing assembly. The sound processing assembly includes a sound processing unit configured to process an audio signal and transmit one or more control parameters based on the audio signal to an implantable cochlear stimulator and a battery module configured to be electrically coupled to the sound processing unit and provide operating power to the sound processing unit. The first extension member has a distal portion configured to be coupled to a first ear of the patient and the second extension member has a distal portion configured to be coupled to a second ear of the patient. The first and second extension members typically extend back from the ears, thus positioning the sound processing assembly behind the patient's head.
Sound Processing And Stimulation Systems And Methods For Use With Cochlear Implant Devices
US Patent:
7496405, Feb 24, 2009
Filed:
Mar 14, 2005
Appl. No.:
11/080196
Inventors:
Leonid M Litvak - Los Angeles CA, US
Lee F Hartley - Calgary, CA
Tracey Kruger - Valencia CA, US
Lee F Hartley - Calgary, CA
Tracey Kruger - Valencia CA, US
Assignee:
Advanced Bionics, LLC - Valencia CA
International Classification:
A61N 1/08
US Classification:
607 56, 607 55, 607 57, 607137, 600559
Abstract:
Sound processing strategies for use with cochlear implant systems utilizing simultaneous stimulation of electrodes are provided. The strategies include computing a frequency spectrum of a signal representative of sound, arranging the spectrum into channels and assigning a subset of electrodes to each channel. Each subset is stimulated so as to stimulate a virtual electrode positioned at a location on the cochlea that corresponds to the frequency at which a spectral peak is located within an assigned channel. The strategies also derive a carrier for a channel having a frequency that may relate to the stimulation frequency so that temporal information is presented. In order to fit these strategies, a group of electrodes is selected and the portion of the current that would otherwise be applied to electrode(s) having a partner electrode in the group is applied to the partner electrode.
System And Method For Fitting A Hearing Prosthesis Sound Processor Using Alternative Signals
US Patent:
8233989, Jul 31, 2012
Filed:
Apr 8, 2011
Appl. No.:
13/083173
Inventors:
Philip A. Segel - Englewood CO, US
Edward H. Overstreet - Valencia CA, US
Tracey L. Kruger - Valencia CA, US
Lakshmi N. Mishra - Valencia CA, US
Edward H. Overstreet - Valencia CA, US
Tracey L. Kruger - Valencia CA, US
Lakshmi N. Mishra - Valencia CA, US
Assignee:
Advanced Bionics, LLC - Valencia CA
International Classification:
A61N 1/04
US Classification:
607 57, 607 56, 607 58, 607136
Abstract:
Alternative stimuli, i. e. , stimuli other than the constant amplitude stimuli used in prior fitting schemes, are used to set the parameters of a hearing prosthesis, such as a cochlear implant system. The use of such alternative stimuli allows the entire fitting process to be completed in a very short time period, and generally eliminates the need for secondary adjustments. In one preferred embodiment, the alternative stimuli comprise white noise that is internally generated within the speech processor.
Bilateral Sound Processor Systems And Methods
US Patent:
2012002, Feb 2, 2012
Filed:
Jul 30, 2010
Appl. No.:
12/847115
Inventors:
Tracey Kruger - Valencia CA, US
Guillermo A. Calle - Moorpark CA, US
Guillermo A. Calle - Moorpark CA, US
International Classification:
A61F 11/04, A61N 1/36
US Classification:
607 57
Abstract:
An exemplary sound processor includes a storage facility configured to maintain data representative of a first program set associated with a first cochlear implant and data representative of a second program set associated with a second cochlear implant, a detection facility configured to detect when the sound processor is communicatively coupled to the first cochlear implant and to detect when the sound processor is communicatively coupled to the second cochlear implant, and an operation facility configured to operate in accordance with the first program set in response to a detection that the sound processor is communicatively coupled to the first cochlear implant and to operate in accordance with the second program set in response to a detection that the sound processor is communicatively coupled to the second cochlear implant. Corresponding methods and systems are also described.
Methods And Systems For Automatically Determining An Implant Side Associated With A Cochlear Implant
US Patent:
2012005, Mar 1, 2012
Filed:
Aug 30, 2010
Appl. No.:
12/871867
Inventors:
Fernando Chapa - Harold CA, US
Guillermo A. Calle - Moorpark CA, US
Tracey L. Kruger - Valencia CA, US
Jacob Johnston - Winnetka CA, US
Guillermo A. Calle - Moorpark CA, US
Tracey L. Kruger - Valencia CA, US
Jacob Johnston - Winnetka CA, US
Assignee:
Advanced Bionics AG, c/o Froriep Renggli - Zug
International Classification:
A61F 11/04, A61N 1/36
US Classification:
607 57
Abstract:
An exemplary method includes a fitting subsystem detecting a communicative coupling of a cochlear implant associated with a patient to a sound processor connected to the fitting subsystem and automatically determining, in response to the communicative coupling, an implant side associated with the cochlear implant in accordance with one or more implant side selection factors. Corresponding methods and systems are also described.
Modular Auditory Prosthesis Systems And Methods
US Patent:
2013030, Nov 21, 2013
Filed:
Jan 27, 2012
Appl. No.:
13/983559
Inventors:
Lee F. Hartley - Valencia CA, US
Tracey L. Kruger - Saugus CA, US
Tracey L. Kruger - Saugus CA, US
Assignee:
ADVANCED BIONICS AG - Staefa
International Classification:
H04R 25/00
US Classification:
381314
Abstract:
An exemplary auditory prosthesis system includes a sound processor module configured to process an audio signal and operate in accordance with a plurality of control parameters and an accessory header module configured to be selectively coupled to the sound processor module and facilitate external adjustment of one or more control parameters included in the plurality of control parameters while coupled to the sound processor module. Corresponding systems and methods are also described.
System And Method For Fitting A Cochlear Implant Sound Processor Using Alternative Signals
US Patent:
7933657, Apr 26, 2011
Filed:
Oct 13, 2008
Appl. No.:
12/250512
Inventors:
Philip A. Segel - Englewood CO, US
Edward H. Overstreet - Valencia CA, US
Tracey L. Kruger - Valencia CA, US
Lakshmi N. Mishra - Valencia CA, US
Edward H. Overstreet - Valencia CA, US
Tracey L. Kruger - Valencia CA, US
Lakshmi N. Mishra - Valencia CA, US
Assignee:
Advanced Bionics, LLC - Valencia CA
International Classification:
A61N 1/04
US Classification:
607 57, 607136
Abstract:
Alternative stimuli, i. e. , stimuli other than the constant amplitude stimuli used in prior fitting schemes, are used to set the parameters of a cochlear implant system. The use of such alternative stimuli allows the entire fitting process to be completed in a very short time period, and generally eliminates the need for secondary adjustments. In one preferred embodiment, the alternative stimuli comprise white noise that is internally generated within the speech processor.
Fixation Devices For Cochlear Implant Speech Processors
US Patent:
8177112, May 15, 2012
Filed:
Feb 27, 2009
Appl. No.:
12/394549
Inventors:
Scott A. Crawford - Castaic CA, US
Lee F. Hartley - Valencia CA, US
Tracey L. Kruger - Valencia CA, US
Lee F. Hartley - Valencia CA, US
Tracey L. Kruger - Valencia CA, US
Assignee:
Advanced Bionics, LLC - Valencia CA
International Classification:
A45F 5/00, A45F 3/00
US Classification:
224666, 224668, 224676, 224930
Abstract:
A kit of fixation devices for cochlear implant speech processors comprising a spring loaded alligator clip including front and rear pivotally connected legs, a top portion of the front leg forming a support latch with an upper portion of one of several vertically extending cradles shaped to receive and support speech processors of different size while (i) allowing for replacement of the battery pack of the processor, (ii) protecting the control panel thereof against accidental actuation and (iii) supporting the processor cable, the front and rear legs of the alligator clip including hooks for engaging and capturing a safety pin that may have been already attached to the clothing of a user of the processor.