Cochlear Limited

University of Wollongong

Northern Sydney and Central Coast Area Health Service

Dezhi Zhou

Gordon George Wallace

Peter Gibson

Claudiu G Treaba

Robert Cowan

Geoff Spinks

Elaine Saunders

Jin Xu

Geoffrey M Spinks

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.

Control of shape of an implantable electrode array

An electromechanical actuator comprising an inherently conducting polymer and a conductor for conducing voltage along the polymer from a first end region thereof. The conductor is adapted for axially extending and contracting with axial expansion and contraction of the polymer. In one form, the conductor is in the form of a helix embedded in the polymer and extends along substantially the entire length of the polymer. Also disclosed is a method for manufacture of the electromechanical actuator.

Electromechanical actuator and methods of providing same

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