| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7555352 |
Implantable carrier member having a non-communicative lumen |
June 30, 2009 |
| A non-communicative lumen for electrode assemblies of medical implants, in particular prosthetic hearing implants, is provided by the present invention. The non-communicative lumen prevents the lumen within the cochlea from being able to transport fluids, cells, bacteria, tissue, etc |
| 7451000 |
Pre-curved cochlear implant electrode array |
November 11, 2008 |
| An implantable electrode array (30) that can adopt a first configuration selected to allow the array (30) to be inserted into a cochlea (12) of an implantee and at least a second configuration in which the array can apply tissue stimulation. The array (30) comprises an elongate carrier |
| 7367992 |
Curved cochlear implant electrode array |
May 6, 2008 |
| An implantable electrode array (30) that can adopt a first, preferably straight, configuration selected to allow the array to be inserted into an implantee's body, such as the cochlea, and at least a second, preferably spirally curved, configuration where the electrode array is adapt |
| 7349744 |
Cochlear electrode array |
March 25, 2008 |
| An implantable tissue-stimulating prosthesis such as a cochlear implant system comprising an elongate carrier member having a distal end, a proximal end, and at least one electrode positioned thereon; at least one electrical conductor extending from one or more of the at least one el |
| 7272449 |
Cochlear implant electrode array |
September 18, 2007 |
| A cochlear implant electrode assembly (10) comprising an elongate electrode carrier member (11), a bioresorbable stiffening element (15) and an outer layer (16) surrounding the stiffening element (15). The carrier member (11) is made of a resiliently flexible first material and has a |
| 7269461 |
Double stylet insertion tool for a cochlear implant electrode array |
September 11, 2007 |
| A cochlear implant electrode assembly device (10) comprising an elongate electrode carrier member (11), a first stiffening element (15a), and a second stiffening element (15b). The carrier member (11) is made of a resiliently flexible first material and has a plurality of electrodes |
| 7146227 |
Combination stylet and straightening coating for a cochlear implant electrode array |
December 5, 2006 |
| A cochlear implant electrode assembly device (10) comprising an elongate electrode carrier member (11), a stiffening element (15), and a stiffening sheath (16) that at least partially envelops the elongate member (11). The member (11) is made of a resiliently flexible first material |
