Patent ID: 9707388
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: A61N

Claim:
1. An electrode for use with a cochlear implant system, the electrode comprising: an electrode array with electrode contacts distributed along the electrode array; and an electrode lead adjacent to the electrode array, the electrode lead having a flexible region configured to allow the electrode lead to bend and having an attachment mechanism made of a metal with an internal portion positioned within, and along a longitudinal direction of, the electrode lead and an external portion configured to be bent and secured to bone, the flexible region having a surface profile with: (a) notches on one side of the electrode that are different in size than notches on the other side of the electrode, (b) a saw-toothed configuration, (c) a sinusoidal configuration, (d) a square wave configuration, (e) a half wave rectified sinusoidal wave configuration, or (f) combinations thereof.