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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2010
Applicants:
C. Roger Leigh, East Ryde, AU;
Mark Von Huben, Waverton, AU;
Inventors:
C. Roger Leigh, East Ryde, AU;
Mark Von Huben, Waverton, AU;
Assignee:
Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University, NSW, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/375 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/32 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); H04R 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0077 (2013.01); A61N 1/326 (2013.01); A61N 1/36032 (2013.01); A61N 1/375 (2013.01); H04R 25/606 (2013.01); H04R 2460/13 (2013.01); H04R 25/65 (2013.01); H04R 25/658 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implantable medical device configured to be implanted in a recipient. The implantable medical device includes an implantable assembly, wherein the exterior geometry of the implantable assembly is adapted to inhibit formation of a biofilm thereon after implantation in the recipient.