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Patent US7894916 - Insertion tool for a cochlear implant electrode array - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA cochlear implant electrode assembly device (10) comprising an elongate electrode carrier member (11), and a shape element (15) formed of a memory material, such as Nitinol. The elongate member (11) is made of a resiliently flexible first material and has a length and a plurality of electrodes (12)...http://www.google.com/patents/US7894916?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7894916 - Insertion tool for a cochlear implant electrode arrayAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7894916 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/203,079PCT numberPCT/AU2001/001312Publication dateFeb 22, 2011Filing dateOct 17, 2001Priority dateOct 17, 2000Fee statusLapsedAlso published asCA2400729A1, DE60141882D1, EP1233810A1, EP1233810A4, EP1233810B1, US20030093139, WO2002032498A1Publication number10203079, 203079, PCT/2001/1312, PCT/AU/1/001312, PCT/AU/1/01312, PCT/AU/2001/001312, PCT/AU/2001/01312, PCT/AU1/001312, PCT/AU1/01312, PCT/AU1001312, PCT/AU101312, PCT/AU2001/001312, PCT/AU2001/01312, PCT/AU2001001312, PCT/AU200101312, US 7894916 B2, US 7894916B2, US-B2-7894916, US7894916 B2, US7894916B2InventorsPeter Gibson, Ian Darley, Claudiu Treaba, John Parker, Fysh DaddOriginal AssigneeCochlear LimitedExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (62), Non-Patent Citations (35), Referenced by (1), Classifications (9), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetInsertion tool for a cochlear implant electrode array
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ClassificationA61N1/05, A61F11/00, A61F11/04, A61L27/00Cooperative ClassificationA61F11/004, A61N1/0541European ClassificationA61N1/05K2Legal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionFeb 22, 2015LAPSLapse for failure to pay maintenance feesOct 3, 2014REMIMaintenance fee reminder mailedFeb 7, 2008ASAssignmentOwner name: COCHLEAR LIMITED, AUSTRALIAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:GIBSON, PETER;DARLEY, IAN;TREABA, CLAUDIU;AND OTHERS;REEL/FRAME:020474/0620;SIGNING DATES FROM 20021022 TO 20021028RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services