Method of fabricating an array of recessed radially oriented bipolar electrodes
US5037497A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 19, 1990 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2010 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F11/04
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An array of electrodes, suitable for use as an auditory prosthesis, and a method for fabricating such an array, are disclosed. The array includes an electrode body formed from an electrically insulating flexible material, preferably at least one annulus of an electrically insulating flexible material which is formed separately from the body and adhered thereto, at least one electrode positioned concentrically about each of the at least one annulus or electrode body, with the surface of each electrode being recessed and being exposed.
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