Patent ID: 8082040

Claim:
An implantable tissue-stimulating component of an implantable auditory prosthesis comprising: a carrier member; a plurality of stimulation sites disposed in an array along at least a portion of the carrier member; and a plurality of signal transmitting means extending through the carrier member, wherein the number of the signal transmitting means within the carrier member is less than the number of the stimulation sites, wherein the plurality of the stimulation sites are arranged at individual locations along the plurality of signal transmitting means and each of the stimulation sites comprises a stimulating electrode element and associated electronic circuitry that controls a stimulation output by the stimulating electrode element in response to signals delivered to the stimulation site by the signal transmitting means, wherein the plurality of signal transmitting means comprises at least five signal transmitting means, the at least five signal transmitting means comprising a clock line, a data line, a first stimulation line, a second stimulation line, and a common ground line.