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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2014
Applicant:
Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University, NSW, AU;
Inventors:
Charles R. A. Leigh, East Ryde, AU;
Evelia Ysabel Medina-Taylor, Davidson, AU;
Assignee:
Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/375 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01); A61N 1/378 (2006.01); A61F 11/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36032 (2013.01); A61N 1/0541 (2013.01); A61N 1/375 (2013.01); A61N 1/3787 (2013.01); A61N 1/37223 (2013.01); A61F 11/004 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30583 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0085 (2013.01); H04R 2225/67 (2013.01);
Abstract
A malleable implantable medical device for implanting in a recipient comprising a flexible region of the medical device, one or more structures proximate to the flexible region, wherein the one or more structures is configured to provide a bending force to the flexible region, and one or more hermetically sealed medical components coupled to the flexible region, wherein the one or more medical components is configured to provide a therapeutic effect on the recipient.