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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017

Filed:

Feb. 13, 2015
Applicant:

Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University, NSW, AU;

Inventors:

Fysh Dadd, Lane Cove, AU;

Andy Ho, Tsuen Wan, HK;

Shahram Manouchehri, Auburn, AU;

Nicholas Charles Kendall Pawsey, North Ryde, AU;

Peter Schuller, Turramurra, AU;

Peter Raymond Sibary, Luddenham, AU;

Assignee:

Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University, NSW, AU;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2006.01); H01R 43/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/0541 (2013.01); H01R 43/02 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49002 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49005 (2015.01); Y10T 29/4921 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49204 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49208 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49211 (2015.01);
Abstract

A method of forming an electrode array is disclosed, the method comprising: forming an elongate comb structure comprising a plurality of longitudinally-spaced electrode contacts extending from and supported by a spine; electrically connecting each of a plurality of electrically conductive pathways to a respective one of the plurality of electrode contacts; placing the conductive pathways adjacent the contacts; placing silicone over the conductive pathways and contacts; curing the silicone so as to substantially retain the longitudinal spacing between neighboring contacts; and severing the spine from the plurality of electrode contacts.


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