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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:
Aug. 02, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2006
Applicants:
William C. Tang, Irvine, CA (US);
Jian Wu, Irvine, CA (US);
Ryan Hainley, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Devices, systems and methods that comprise or utilize implantable electrode arrays for neural stimulation and/or sensing. In some embodiments, the electrode array is implanted or inserted into the auditory nerve and is used to deliver electrical impulses to/receive data from the auditory nerve in the treatment of hearing disorders.