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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2022
Applicant:
Advanced Bionics Ag, Staefa, CH;
Inventors:
James George Elcoate Smith, Valencia, CA (US);
Matt V. Krywcun, Saugus, CA (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Bionics AG, Staefa, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/375 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36038 (2017.08); A61N 1/0541 (2013.01); A61N 1/37217 (2013.01); A61N 1/37229 (2013.01); A61N 1/37518 (2017.08);
Abstract
A cochlear implant includes a cochlear lead, a housing, an antenna, a stimulation processor operably connected to the antenna and to the cochlear lead, a first fixation element, a second fixation element with a different configuration than the first fixation element, and a connector configured to simultaneously connect the first and second fixation elements to the housing in such a manner that the first and second fixation elements are independently detachable from the housing.