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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
May. 25, 2007
Applicants:
Paul Carter, West Pennant Hills, AU;
James Patrick, Roseville, AU;
Inventors:
Paul Carter, West Pennant Hills, AU;
James Patrick, Roseville, AU;
Assignee:
Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University, NSW, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36032 (2013.01); A61N 1/0541 (2013.01); A61F 11/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implantable apparatus for delivering electrical stimuli to a user, the apparatus including at least a stimulator adapted to generate stimulation signals, an electrode array, said array including a plurality of electrodes for delivering said stimulation signals; and a plurality of release sites for pharmaceutical agents, said release sites being positioned at locations along said array, said release sites being controlled such that said agents can be operatively delivered at selected ones of said locations.