Cochlear Limited

Cochler Limited

Claudiu G Treaba

Fysh Dadd

Peter Gibson

John Louis Parker

Marcus Andersson

Daniel Smyth

Kristien Johanna Maria Verhoeven

Jonathon Kirk

Derek Ian Darley

Ian Darley

Desmond A McCusker

Katherine Meagher

Henry Hon Sang Tsui

Miroslaw Mackiewicz

Charles Roger Aaron Leigh

Gordon George Wallace

Edmond D Capcelea

Peter Schuller

Robert Cowan

Geoff Spinks

Dezhi Zhou

Elaine Saunders

Jin Xu

Kristien Johanna Marie Verhoeven

Embodiments are generally directed to a securable inner drug delivery plug or stopper that is configured to be inserted into, and secured (retained) within, an opening of the inner ear of a recipient. The securable inner drug delivery plug is configured to deliver drugs directly into the inner ear.

Inner ear plug

Presented herein are magnet arrangements for use with encapsulated implantable components. An implantable component comprises an implant body and a plurality of wire loops forming an internal coil that are encapsulated in a biocompatible overmolding. The implantable component also comprises a bone fixture positioned proximate to the plurality of wire loops and an implantable magnet attached to the bone fixture.

Implantable magnet arrangements

A tip member for inserting into the cochlea, a device comprising: an elongate member including at least one electrode mounted thereon; and a tip member extending distally from a distal end of the elongate member, the tip member comprising a tapered portion tapering distally and a blunt end portion at a distal end of the tapered portion, wherein the tip member is resiliently flexible, and a method for making such a device.

Hearing prosthesis electrode array with resiliently flexible tip member

Embodiments are generally directed to a securable inner drug delivery plug or stopper that is configured to be inserted into, and secured (retained) within, an opening of the inner ear of an recipient. The securable inner drug delivery plug is configured to deliver drugs directly into the inner ear.

Presented herein are implantable systems and methods for long-term delivery of treatment substance to a recipient.

Treatment of the ear

A device, system and method for inserting a pre-curved electrode array () held in a substantially straight configuration by a straightening member () into a cochlea of a subject. As the electrode array () is inserted into the cochlea by the device, the straightening member () is held by the device such that the electrode array () advances off the straightening member () such that it is free to take on its pre-curved configuration in the cochlea of the subject.

Cartridge for an electrode array insertion device

Embodiments presented herein are generally directed to a perioperative implant cover configured to cover at least a portion of an implantable component during portions of the perioperative period (i.e., preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of surgery) in which the implantable component is susceptible to bacteria contamination. By covering the implantable component during these portions of the perioperative period, the cover reduces the possibility of bacteria contamination and subsequent perioperative colonization.

Implant infection control

Presented herein are implantable systems and methods for long-term delivery of treatment substance to the ear of a recipient of an implantable auditory prosthesis.

An electrode lead for insertion into a patient's cochlea includes a substantially solid elongate carrier member having lateral and medial sides and opposing transverse surfaces extending between outer surfaces of the lateral and medial sides, wherein the carrier member has a thickness between outer surfaces of the lateral and medial sides, and a plurality of electrodes disposed on or in the medial side. A height of the lateral side between the transverse surfaces is generally greater than a height of the medial side between the transverse surfaces, wherein each of the heights is approximately perpendicular to the thickness.

Cochlear implant electrode lead having a cross-section with variable height

An implantable electrode array includes an elongated carrier () and a plurality of electrodes mounted within the carrier. A actuator adjusts the curvature of the carrier and can be controlled by varying an electric potential applied to the actuator. The actuator is based on an electrochemical cells and may be a conducting polymer based actuator.

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New York, NY, United States of America

Claudiu G Treaba