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Electrode arrays and cochlear implants including the same

US10994138B2 · kind B2 · utility

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26Claims

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Assignee

Advanced Bionics AG

Inventors

Jeryle L. Walter · Valencia, US
James George Elcoate Smith · Santa Clarita, US
Uli Gommel · Erlangen, DE
Matthew Vadim Krywcun · Laguna Niguel, US
Sarah Elizabeth Clabeaux · Ventura, US
Nicholas Wise · Pasadena, US
Sung-Jin Lee · Seojong-myeon, KR

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 3, 2017
Grant date	May 4, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 1, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61N1/37229
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A cochlear including a housing, an antenna, a stimulation processor operably connected to the antenna, and an electrode array, operably connected to the stimulation processor, including a flexible body defining a longitudinal axis, a proximal region and a distal region, a plurality of electrically conductive contacts on the flexible body, and at least one stiffener within the flexible body.

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