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Claudiu Treaba
Claudiu Treaba, Centennial, CO US
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
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| 20100305676 | COCHLEAR IMPLANT ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - Disclosed is a lead for a cochlear implant modified so as to provide increased robustness to the lead. In one aspect, the lead has a helix region having an increased length such that it extends into a mastoid cavity of a patient when in situ. Also disclosed is a cochlear implant having a lead as described herein. In another aspect, the lead has an increased lead angle between the helix region and the transition region. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110034969 | ELECTRODE ARRAY FOR A COCHLEAR IMPLANT - 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. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110040364 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY HAVING A FLEXIBLE TIP - A cochlear implant electrode assembly device comprising an elongate electrode carrier member, a stiffening element, and a stiffening sheath that at least partially envelops the elongate member. The member is made of a resiliently flexible first material and has a plurality of electrodes mounted thereon. The member has a first configuration that allows it to be inserted into an implantee's cochlea. The member also has a second configuration wherein the member is curved to match an inside surface of the cochlea, and at least one intermediate configuration between the first and second configurations. Both the stiffening element and sheath are made of a material that is relatively stiffer than the member. The stiffening element and the stiffening sheath in combination bias the elongate member into the first configuration. If either the stiffening element or the stiffening sheath is removed or deactivated, the elongate member adopts an intermediate configuration. | 02-17-2011 |
Claudiu Treaba, Englewood, CO US
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| 20100287770 | MANUFACTURING AN ELECTRODE CARRIER FOR AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for manufacturing an electrode carrier comprising one or more electrode contacts of an implantable medical device, comprising: coupling at least one electrode to a base plate, securing the base plate in a mold, injecting the mold with injection material at least partially around the at least one electrode coupled to the base plate, curing the injected material, and decoupling the at least one electrode from the base plate such that the cured injection material is separated from the base plate. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110144733 | Electrode for a Cochlear Implant - An electrode for a cochlear implant for implantation in a cochlea of a patient, the electrode having a first side that is curved in a lateral dimension so as to substantially conform to a side wall of a scala upon implantation of the electrode into a cochlea and a second side that is shaped so as to preserve a natural acoustic pathway within the scala upon implantation of the electrode into the cochlea. In one example, opposing ends of the electrode taper off in cross section. In another example, the fluid contact side is concave. In a further example, the electrode is one of crescent-shaped, oval shaped, and semi-circular in cross section. By using such an electrode, a more natural fluid-flow in the cochlea can be maintained after implantation relative to an original fluid-flow prior to implantation. | 06-16-2011 |
Claudiu Treaba, Wollstonecraft AU
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
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| 20080269864 | Cochlear implant electrode array - A cochlear implant electrode assembly ( | 10-30-2008 |
| 20100268312 | CONTROL OF SHAPE OF AN IMPLANTABLE ELECTRODE ARRAY - An implantable electrode array includes an elongated carrier ( | 10-21-2010 |
Claudiu Treaba, Richmond, Vic GB
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
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| 20100106232 | HEARING PROSTHESIS ELECTRODE ARRAY WITH RESILIENTLY FLEXIBLE TIP MEMBER - A tip member for inserting into the cochlea, a device comprising: an elongate member including at least one electrode mounted thereon; and a tip member extending distally from a distal end of the elongate member, the tip member comprising a tapered portion tapering distally and a blunt end portion at a distal end of the tapered portion, wherein the tip member is resiliently flexible, and a method for making such a device. | 04-29-2010 |
Claudiu Treaba, Richmond, Surrey GB
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| 20100057180 | IMPLANTABLE CARRIER MEMBER HAVING A NON-COMMUNICATIVE LUMEN - A non-communicative lumen for electrode assemblies of medical implants, in particular prosthetic hearing implants, is provided by the present invention. The non-communicative lumen prevents the lumen within the cochlea from being able to transport fluids, cells, bacteria, tissue, etc., with the lumen outside the cochlea, and vis versa through the incision or cochleostomy. The lumen may have a cavity or slit that receives a stylet during insertion of the electrode assembly. | 03-04-2010 |
Claudiu Treaba, Richmond GB
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
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| 20090312769 | STYLET FOR STIMULATING MEDICAL IMPLANTS - An elongate stylet for removable insertion into a lumen of a stimulating medical implant, comprising a plurality of contiguous longitudinal regions, wherein a cross-sectional area of at least some of the regions are different. | 12-17-2009 |
Claudiu Treaba, Lane Cove AU
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
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| 20090043370 | PRE-CURVED COCHLEAR IMPLANT ELECTRODE ARRAY - An implantable electrode array ( | 02-12-2009 |