Cochlear Limited

Mirela Pufulescu

Edmond D Capcelea

Fysh Dadd

Jane Rapsey

Kostas Tsampazis

Mile Brkljaca

Manufacturing an electrode assembly comprising forming an intermediate assembly comprising a carrier member having one or more electrode contacts embedded therein, the surface of the electrode contacts having a layer of carrier member material thereon; removing the layer of carrier member from the surface of the one or more electrode contacts, wherein a residual amount of the carrier member material remains on the surface of at least one of the electrode contacts; and substantially removing the residual carrier member material from the surface of the at least one electrode contact so as to increase the effective surface area of the at least one electrode contact.

Electrode contact contaminate removal

A housing () for an electronic device, such as an external component of a cochlear implant system that is powered by one or more batteries (). The housing comprises a main body portion and a moveable portion () operatively associated with the main body portion to enable installation and removal of the batteries (). The housing () includes at least one aperture () having a hydrophobic mesh member () configured to be positioned at least partially adjacent one or more of the batteries () when the batteries are installed in the housing ().

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Sydney, Australia

Mirela Pufulescu