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Electrode assembly for cochlear implant

CA 1325314 C · Owner: Kuzma, Janusz · Inventors: Kuzma, Janusz

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A cochlear implant electrode assembly and a method for affixing it to a bone in the ear. An electrode ball of unfixed turns is made from one end of each wire leading to the electronics part of the implant a corresponding, attachment hole is drilled in the bone and the ball is, affixed to the hole without the use of fixation devices by tapping the turns into the hole.

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  • Granted December 21, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 21, 2010.
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FiledFebruary 5, 1988
GrantedDecember 21, 1993
Term endedDecember 21, 2010
Patent numberCA 1325314 C
Classification (IPC)A61F2/18 +2 more

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19891992199519982001200420072010Application filedFeb 5, 1988Patent grantedDec 21, 1993Term endedDec 21, 2010

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