IMPLANTABLE STIMULATING ASSEMBLY WITH MUSCLE

Abstract: an electrode array, such as a cochlear implant electrode array, or a retinal prosthesis array, or a vestibular array, comprising a plurality of electrodes and an electrode carrier carrying the plurality of electrodes. the electrodes can be made of platinum, for example, and the carrier can be made of silicone, for example. the electrode carrier includes an artificial muscle component.

Inventor(s): Charles Roger Aaron LEIGH

CPC Classification: A61N1/0541 (ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY (measurement of bioelectric currents ; surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body ; anaesthetic apparatus in general ; incandescent lamps ; infrared radiators for heating ))

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