INTEGRATED TUBE SHEATH

Presented herein are integrated tube sheaths (tube sheaths) for implantable stimulation assemblies. An integrated tube sheath is configured to be disposed around, and is slideably engaged with, an outer surface of an associated stimulation assembly. The integrated tube sheath is configured to retain...

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Hauptverfasser: Pawsey, Nicholas Charles Kendall, Manouchehri, Shahram
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Presented herein are integrated tube sheaths (tube sheaths) for implantable stimulation assemblies. An integrated tube sheath is configured to be disposed around, and is slideably engaged with, an outer surface of an associated stimulation assembly. The integrated tube sheath is configured to retain the stimulation assembly in a straight arrangement for implantation of the stimulation assembly into a recipient. Following implantation of the stimulation assembly, the integrated tube sheath is configured to remain implanted in the recipient.