LEAD BODY WITH TUBES OF DIFFERENT DIAMETERS FOR A COCHLEAR IMPLANT AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A LEAD BODY

LEAD BODY WITH TUBES OF DIFFERENT DIAMETERS FOR A COCHLEAR IMPLANT AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A LEAD BODY

A cochlear implant includes a processor, an array of electrodes disposed along a flexible body and a lead body connecting the processor to the array of electrodes. The lead body includes a first tube having a first outside diameter, a second tube having a second outside diameter smaller than the fir...

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Hauptverfasser: DOWNING, MARK B, THENUWARA, CHULADATTA, VASQUEZ, LIDIA, GALLEGOS, ROSA
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:
ELECTROTHERAPY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MAGNETOTHERAPY
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
RADIATION THERAPY
ULTRASOUND THERAPY
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Zusammenfassung:A cochlear implant includes a processor, an array of electrodes disposed along a flexible body and a lead body connecting the processor to the array of electrodes. The lead body includes a first tube having a first outside diameter, a second tube having a second outside diameter smaller than the first diameter, a portion of the second tube being disposed within the first tube, and wires passing through the first tube and the second tube, the wires comprising a helically coiled portion. A method for forming a lead body is also provided.