Bone fixture for medical prosthesis
AssigneeCochlear Limited
InventorsMarcus Andersson, Stefan Magnander
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Abstract
Presented herein is a bone fixture for a medical prosthesis. The bone fixture includes a self-drilling threaded body that is configured to be inserted into a recipient's bone. The threaded body includes a bone removal mechanism configured to cut away parts of the bone that are in the path of the threaded body and to remove portions of the cut parts of the bone, sometimes referred to herein as bone fragments, from the hole. The bone fixture also comprises a coupling section that is attached to a proximal end of the threaded body. The coupling section is configured to be positioned external to the recipient's bone and includes a connector interface that is entirely/completely proximal to the threaded body.
Claims30
An auditory prosthesis system, comprising:
- an auditory prosthesis;
- and
- a bone fixture configured to couple the auditory prosthesis to a recipient, comprising:
- a self-drilling threaded body configured to be inserted into a recipient's bone and including a bone removal mechanism;
- and
- a coupling section attached to a proximal end of the threaded body, wherein the coupling section includes a connector interface, and wherein the connector interface is located entirely proximal to the threaded body.
An auditory prosthesis system, comprising:
- an auditory prosthesis;
- and
- a bone fixture configured to couple the auditory prosthesis to a recipient, comprising:
- a body configured to be screwed into a recipient's bone;
- a coupling section attached to a proximal end of the body, wherein the coupling section is located entirely proximal to the body and includes a connector interface which is configured for attachment to a connector mechanism;
- a screw thread extending around the body;
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- a bone removal mechanism configured to form a distally extending hole in the recipient's bone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.