US Patent 7941228 Cochlear implant electrode and method of making same

Patent 7941228 was granted and assigned to Advanced Bionics on May, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Advanced Bionics

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7941228

Date of Patent

May 10, 2011

Patent Application Number

11870301

Date Filed

October 10, 2007

Patent Primary Examiner

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George Manuel

Patent abstract

A cochlear stimulation lead and method of making a curved electrode array are provided. In one embodiment of the lead, while the curved section of the lead is curled further beyond its originally molded curvature and held in this position, a filling channel is filled with a filling material that is hardened or cured in this held position. The resulting lead has a tip curvature that is more curved than the originally molded curvature.