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US 2015/0032194 A1Published application
Biocompatible electrode component and method for fabrication thereof
AssigneeHear IP Pty Ltd
InventorsSilvana Mergen, Carrie Newbold
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Abstract
The present invention provides methods for fabricating an electrode device component, the method comprising the steps of: (i) providing a biocompatible carrier material, and (ii) performing an ablative method on the biocompatible carrier material to form a recess, the recess capable of receiving a biocompatible electrode material. The components so fabricated are useful as carriers for biological electrodes, such as cochlear electrodes and nerve cuff electrodes.
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A method for fabricating an electrode device component, the method comprising the steps of:
- (i) providing a biocompatible carrier material having a protective layer,
- (ii) performing an ablative method on the biocompatible carrier material to form a recess, the recess capable of receiving a biocompatible electrode material having a thickness of at least about 1 micron,
- (iii) removing the protective layer, and
- (iv) depositing a conductive material having a thickness of at least about 1 micron into the recess of the carrier material,
- wherein the ablative method does not require exposure of the carrier material to a chemical compound.
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