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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
May. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Advanced Bionics Ag, Staefa, CH;
Inventors:
Chuladatta Thenuwara, Castaic, CA (US);
Mark Downing, Valencia, CA (US);
Kurt Koester, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Stefan Menzl, Jona, CH;
Assignee:
Advanced Bionics AG, Staefa, CH;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/375 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36032 (2013.01); A61N 1/0541 (2013.01); A61N 1/375 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thin profile impact resistant cochlear implant includes a single piece machined case having a bottom surface, wherein at least a portion of the bottom surface is concave and a single piece machined cover configured to be joined to the case, the cover comprising a convex upper surface. A method for forming thin profile cochlear implant is also provided.