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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2013
Applicants:
Nicholas Charles Kendall Pawsey, North Ryde, AU;
Frank Risi, Newtown, AU;
Inventors:
Nicholas Charles Kendall Pawsey, North Ryde, AU;
Frank Risi, Newtown, AU;
Assignee:
Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University, NSW, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/0541 (2013.01); A61N 1/36032 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments presented herein are generally directed to a stimulating assembly of a cochlear implant. The stimulating assembly comprises one or more fixation features configured to be inserted into a recipient's cochlea via an opening in the cochlea. Following insertion, the one or more fixation features are configured to engage an inner surface of the cochlea adjacent to the opening to prevent movement of the stimulating assembly out of the cochlea through the opening.