Electrode array for a cochlear implant
AssigneeCochlear Limited
InventorsEdmond D. Capcelea, Claudiu Treaba, Fysh Dadd
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Abstract
Disclosed is an electrode having a conducting wire and an electrode contact for a medical implant, the electrode being at least partially formed by Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs). Also disclosed are medical implants using the electrodes disclosed, as well as methods of manufacture of the electrode and medical implants. In one particular example, the electrode is formed with a CNT strand forming the conducting wire and a CNT sheet forming the electrode contact.
Claims29
A device for implanting into the body of a patient, the device comprising:
- a stimulator for converting an input signal to an electrical signal;
- at least one wire of an electrode electrically connected to the stimulator for receiving the electrical signal;
- and;
- an electrode contact of the electrode electrically connected to the at least one wire for operationally contacting a part of the body of the patient to deliver the electrical signal;
- wherein at least a portion of one of the at least one wire and/or the electrode contact is made from Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs).
A method of manufacturing an electrode having a conducting wire and an electrode contact for a medical implant, the method comprising:
- connecting a wire made at least partially from Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) forming the conducting wire to an element made at least partially from Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) forming the electrode contact.
An electrode for a medical implant, the electrode comprising a conducting wire and an electrode contact, wherein at least a portion of one of the conducting wire and/or the electrode contact is made from Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.