Auditory midbrain implant

US7797029B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Cochlear Limited · AU

Inventors

• Peter Gibson · Inkberrow, GB
• Thomas Lenarz · Hannover, DE
• Minoo Lenarz · Hannover, DE
• Miro Mackiewicz · Chatswood, AU
• John Louis Parker · Chatswood, AU
• James F. Patrick · Melbourne, AU

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 25, 2002
• Grant date: Sep 14, 2010
• Expiry date: Jun 20, 2024

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N1/0541
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An electrode array that is implantable within the inferior colliculus of the midbrain and/or other appropriate regions of the brain of an implantee and adapted to provide electrical stimulation thereto. The electrode array an elongate member having a plurality of electrodes mounted thereon in a longitudinal array. A delivery cannula for delivering the electrode array comprised of two half-pipes is also described.