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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2010
Applicants:
Angelique Johnson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kensall Wise, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Angelique Johnson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kensall Wise, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05K 1/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electrode array, having application as a cochlear implant, includes a tube formed of Parylene defining a hollow channel. A substrate formed primarily of Parylene is supported by the tube. In turn, a plurality of metallic electrodes and feed lines are supported by the substrate. Numerous voids are defined by the tube which opens into the hollow channel. The size and spacing of the voids regulate stiffness and curl of the tube to provide excellent fit within the cochlea.