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US 2015/0087891 A1Published application
Osteoconductive Implantable Component for a Bone Conduction Device
OwnerGoran Bjorn, Jerry Frimansoninventors
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Abstract
An osteoconductive implantable component for use in coupling a bone conduction device to a recipient is provided. The implantable component is configured to be implanted adjacent to a recipient's bone and is configured to promote bone ingrowth and/or ongrowth to interlock the implantable component with the recipient's bone so as to prevent movement of the implantable component with respect to the recipient's skull.
Claims28
An implantable component configured to couple an external bone conduction device to a recipient, comprising:
- an osteoconductive body comprising a first surface configured to be positioned substantially parallel to and abutting a surface of the recipient's skull, a second surface opposing the first surface, and a lateral surface connecting the first and second surfaces,
- wherein the body is a porous-solid scaffold configured to promote growth of the recipient's skull bone in a manner that interlocks the osteoconductive body with the recipient's skull.
An implantable component configured to couple an external element to a recipient, comprising:
- a body comprising a first surface configured to be positioned substantially parallel to and abutting a surface of the recipient's skull, a second surface opposing the first surface, and a lateral surface connecting the first and second surfaces;
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- a plurality of features configured to promote bone growth from the surface of the recipient's skull in a manner such that the bone growth interlocks with the plurality features so as to prevent movement of the implantable component with respect to the recipient's skull.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.