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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 26, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ingeborg Hochmair, Axams, AT;
Erwin Hochmair, Axams, AT;
Assignee:
Med-El Elektromedizinisch Gerate Ges.m.b.H., Innsbruck, AT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 10 ; 607 57 ; 607137 ;
Abstract
A hearing prosthesis is provided for implantation into a subject that includes a flexible electrode carrier for insertion along the length of the cochlea, the electrode carrier bearing along its length, a number of contact members that are superficially placed in pairs, each member of each pairs being diametrically opposite the other. A method of manufacture of the prosthesis is further provided.