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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2011
Applicants:
Jacob J. Abbott, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
James R. Clark, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Frank M. Warren, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Inventors:
Jacob J. Abbott, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
James R. Clark, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Frank M. Warren, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Assignee:
University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/0541 (2013.01); A61B 34/70 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00787 (2013.01); A61B 2034/731 (2016.02);
Abstract
Techniques for insertion of a cochlear implant include using a rotatable manipulator magnet to steer the tip of the cochlear implant. Steering can use magnetic torque and/or force between the manipulator magnet and a magnetic element coupled to the tip of the cochlear implant to control bending of the cochlear implant.