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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 1990
Filed:
Jun. 20, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Janusz Kuzma, Cherrybrook, AU;
Assignee:
Cochlear Pty. Limited, Lane Cove, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128784 ; 1284206 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for insertion of a cochlear implant. The method includes sliding a collar on to the rear end of a cochlear electrode lead, applying glue to the forward end of the collar, and putting a gripping tool configured for squeeze-fit placement in the free rear end of the collar.