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Cochlear implants including electrode arrays and methods of making the same

US11123551B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21Claims

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Assignee

Advanced Bionics AG

Inventors

Paul Vincent HOFFMAN · Valencia, US
Matthew Vadim Krywcun · Laguna Niguel, US
Uli Gommel · Erlangen, DE
James George Elcoate Smith · Santa Clarita, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 1, 2017
Grant date	Sep 21, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 6, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61N1/3752
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of forming a cochlear implant electrode array includes positioning contact array assembly, which includes at least one carrier and a plurality of contacts on the at least one carrier, in a mold, removing at least a portion of the at least one carrier from the mold without removing that plurality of contacts from the mold, and introducing resilient material into the mold after the at least a portion of the at least one carrier has been removed to form a flexible body.

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