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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2008
Applicants:
Edmond D. Capcelea, Bondi Junction, AU;
Claudiu Treaba, Centennial, CO (US);
Fysh Dadd, Lane Cove, AU;
Inventors:
Edmond D. Capcelea, Bondi Junction, AU;
Claudiu Treaba, Centennial, CO (US);
Fysh Dadd, Lane Cove, AU;
Assignee:
Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University, NSW, AU;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed is an electrode having a conducting wire and an electrode contact for a medical implant, the electrode being at least partially formed by Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs). Also disclosed are medical implants using the electrodes disclosed, as well as methods of manufacture of the electrode and medical implants. In one particular example, the electrode is formed with a CNT strand forming the conducting wire and a CNT sheet forming the electrode contact.