Adhesive receptacle for medical implant
AssigneeCochlear Limited
InventorsFloriaan Van Reusel, Koen Erik Van den Heuvel, Antonin Rambault
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a fixation portion configured to be affixed to a bone surface within a recipient's body. The apparatus further includes a mounting portion connected to the fixation portion, the mounting portion configured to hold a component within the recipient's body. The mounting portion includes a collar configured to extend at least partially around the component and a reservoir configured to receive an adhesive material within a predetermined volume at least partially bounded by an inner surface of the collar and an outer surface of the component.
Claims29
An apparatus comprising:
- a fixation portion configured to be affixed to a bone surface within a recipient's body;
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- a mounting portion connected to the fixation portion, the mounting portion configured to hold a component within the recipient's body, the mounting portion comprising:
- a collar configured to extend at least partially around the component;
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- a reservoir configured to receive an adhesive material within a predetermined volume at least partially bounded by an inner surface of the collar and an outer surface of the component.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a first component configured to be implanted within a recipient's body through a surgical hole;
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- a second component configured to be implanted within the recipient's body through the surgical hole, the second component having a first portion configured to be affixed to the recipient's body and a second portion configured to be affixed to the first component, the second portion comprising a receptacle configured to hold a predetermined amount of adhesive between the first component and the receptacle.
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A method comprising:
- affixing a fixation element to a location within a recipient's body, the fixation element configured to receive an assembly;
- inserting the assembly into the fixation element such that a position of the assembly can be adjusted relative to the fixation element;
- slidably adjusting the position of the assembly such that the assembly is at a location at which the assembly is configured to be operationally coupled to a target portion of the recipient's body;
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- upon the assembly being at the location, filling a volume between the fixation element and the assembly with adhesive.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.