Foldable, implantable electrode assembly
US8560083B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 1, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/0553
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electrode array assembly with a frame that is foldable or bendable on which electrodes are disposed. The frame includes laterally spaced apart bridges. Tabs extend laterally outwardly from the bridges Electrodes are disposed on the tabs. Beams, also part of the frame, extend between the laterally adjacent bridges. The frame can be folded around the beams so as to cause the laterally spaced bridges to at least partially overlap. When the beams are so bent, the electrode carrying tabs extend beyond the bent beams.
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