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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University, AU;
Inventors:
Goran Bjorn, Onsala, SE;
Marcus Andersson, Gothenburg, SE;
Assignee:
Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University, AU;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/686 (2013.01); H04R 25/606 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implant including a bone fixture configured to anchor to bone of a recipient, and a structural component configured to be connected to the bone fixture and connect a functional component of the implant to the bone fixture, wherein at least one of the bone fixture or the structural component includes a deformable element configured to deform to form an anti-microbial seal between the bone fixture and the structural component, and the at least one deformable element and the respective at least one bone fixture or structural component form a monolithic structure.