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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2023
Advanced Bionics Ag, Staefa, CH;
Sung Jin Lee, Valencia, CA (US);
Jeryle L. Walter, Valencia, CA (US);
Honggang Jiang, Valencia, CA (US);
Advanced Bionics AG, Staefa, CH;
Abstract
An exemplary electrode lead includes a flexible body formed of a flexible insulating material and that comprises a fantail region that connects to a cochlear implant configured to be implanted within a recipient and that extends to a ground electrode located toward a proximal end of the electrode lead, an electrode contact disposed on a side of the flexible body, a coiled electrode wire provided within the flexible body so as to extend along a length of the flexible body and electrically connect the electrode contact to a signal source, and a coiled reinforcing element provided within the flexible body so as to extend together with the coiled electrode wire along the length of the flexible body. The coiled reinforcing element may only be provided within a proximal portion of the electrode lead. Corresponding methods of manufacturing an electrode lead are also described.