Patent ID: 7881800

Claim:
An implantable component of a cochlear implant system comprising: a housing configured to be implanted in a recipient and having therein a receiver coil and a receiver/stimulator package substantially aligned along a longitudinal axis, wherein the receiver/stimulator package is configured to output stimulation signals and is disposed outside a circumference of the coil; and a first electrode assembly having contiguous first and second regions, wherein the first region extends from the housing along a lateral axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, wherein the lateral axis extends through the housing between a center of the receiver coil and a center of the receiver/stimulator package, and wherein the second region is configured to be at least partially implanted in a cochlea of the recipient, wherein the housing and the first region are configured such that, when the second region is disposed in the cochlea, the housing is rotatable about a rotational axis substantially parallel with the lateral axis, and wherein the housing is rotatable such that the second region remains substantially stationary during the rotation.