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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2016
Applicant:
Advanced Bionics Ag, Staefa, CH;
Inventors:
Chuladatta Thenuwara, Valencia, CA (US);
Rosa Gallegos, Sylmar, CA (US);
Lidia Vasquez, Palmdale, CA (US);
Mark B. Downing, Valencia, CA (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Bionics AG, Staefa, CH;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/0541 (2013.01); A61N 1/36036 (2017.08); Y10T 29/49224 (2015.01);
Abstract
In one example, a cochlear lead includes a flexible body, an array of electrodes in the flexible body, and a plurality of wires passing along the array of electrodes. The plurality of wires includes a flexural geometry between each pair of adjacent electrodes and a substantially straight geometry over the electrodes. A method for forming an electrode array with a reduced apical cross section is also provided.