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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2011
Chuladatta Thenuwara, Castaic, CA (US);
Rosa Gallego, Sylmar, CA (US);
Lidia Vasquez, Palmdale, CA (US);
Mark B. Downing, Valencia, CA (US);
Chuladatta Thenuwara, Castaic, CA (US);
Rosa Gallego, Sylmar, CA (US);
Lidia Vasquez, Palmdale, CA (US);
Mark B. Downing, Valencia, CA (US);
Advanced Bionics AG, Staefa, CH;
Abstract
A cochlear implant includes a processor, an array of electrodes disposed along a flexible body and a lead body connecting the processor to the array of electrodes. The lead body includes a first tube having a first outside diameter, a second tube having a second outside diameter smaller than the first diameter, a portion of the second tube being disposed within the first tube, and wires passing through the first tube and the second tube, the wires comprising a helically coiled portion. A method for forming a lead body is also provided.