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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2008
Filed:
May. 28, 2004
Applicants:
Janusz a Kuzma, Parker, CO (US);
Lani a Smith, Parker, CO (US);
Chuladatta Thenawara, Castaic, CA (US);
Inventors:
Janusz A Kuzma, Parker, CO (US);
Lani A Smith, Parker, CO (US);
Chuladatta Thenawara, Castaic, CA (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Bionics Corporation, Valencia, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cochlear stimulation lead and method of making an aggressively curved electrode array are provided. In one embodiment of the lead, while the curved section of the lead is curled further beyond the originally molded curvature and held in this position, a filling channel is filled up with a filling material that is hardened or cured in this held position. The resulting lead has a tip curvature that is more curved than the originally molded curvature.