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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2002
Janusz A. Kuzma, Parker, CO (US);
Carla M. Mann, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Advanced Bionics Corporation, Sylmar, CA (US);
Abstract
An insertion needle facilitates the implantation of an electrode array carried on a flexible, foldable or compressible, subcarrier or substrate. Such subcarrier or substrate folds or compresses during implantation, thereby facilitating its insertion using the insertion needle. Once implanted, such subcarrier or substrate expands, thereby placing the electrodes in a desired spaced-apart positional relationship, and thus achieving a desired electrode array configuration. The insertion needle has a lumen with a non-circular cross-sectional shape, e.g., having a width greater than its height, to facilitate sliding the folded or compressed paddle-type electrode array therein, and further includes a longitudinal slit.