Implantable device having osseointegrating protuberances
AssigneeCochlear Limited
InventorPeter Gibson
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Abstract
A housing for an implantable device for mounting to a patient's bone is disclosed. The housing comprises one or more surfaces, wherein at least one of the surfaces is substantially orthogonal to an implant axis and is configured to abut the patient's bone, and a first osseointegrating protuberance extending from one of the surfaces, wherein a longitudinal axis of the first protuberance is disposed at an acute first angle relative to the implant axis.
Claims21
A housing for an implantable device to be secured for mounting to a patient's bone, comprising:
- a surface having an abutting portion configured to abut the bone when the housing is implanted in the patient, wherein the abutting portion defines a housing axis orthogonal to the surface;
- first and second osseointegrating protuberances extending from the surface, each being adapted to abut the patient's bone, wherein the first and second protuberances are divergent.
An implantable device for mounting to a patient's bone comprising:
- a housing including a surface having an abutting portion configured to abut the bone when the housing is implanted in the patient, wherein the abutting portion defines a housing axis orthogonal to the surface;
- one or more components of the device mounted in the housing;
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- first and second osseointegrating protuberances extending from the surface, wherein the first and second protuberances are divergent.
An implantable component of a tissue stimulating prosthesis comprising:
- a housing including a surface having an abutting portion configured to abut the bone when the housing is implanted in the patient, wherein the abutting portion defines a housing axis orthogonal to the surface;
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- one or more components of the prosthesis mounted in the housing;
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- first and second osseointegrating protuberances extending from the surface, wherein the first and second protuberances are divergent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.