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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2012
Gregg Jorgen Suaning, Lisarow, AU;
Gregg Jorgen Suaning, Lisarow, AU;
NewSouth Innovations Pty Limited, Sydney, New South Wales, AU;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a neural prosthesis. In its most general form, the neural prosthesis comprises an electrode array including a stimulating electrode () and a bipolar return electrode (). The neural prosthesis also comprises a monopolar return electrode (), a first electrical return path () associated with the bipolar return electrode () and a second electrical return path () associated with the monopolar return electrode () wherein, in use, the stimulating electrode () provides a stimulating current to the tissue of a recipient and a total return current is divided between a first current in the first electrical return path () and a second current in the second electrical return path ().