ATRAUMATIC ELECTRODE LEAD

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:	VASQUEZ LIDIA, DOWNING MARK B, THENUWARA CHULADATTA, GALLEGOS ROSA
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	DEAF-AID SETS ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE ELECTRICITY ELECTROTHERAPY HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKEACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS MAGNETOTHERAPY MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS 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.