Patents by Inventor Claudiu-Gheorghe Treaba

Claudiu-Gheorghe Treaba has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Cochlear implant electrode array
    Patent number: 6421569
    Abstract: An electrode array for a cochlear implant is formed with a carrier made, for example from silicone, is preshaped and is formed with a lumen. The array is shaped to assume a first. The array can be straightened, and held in a straight configuration by inserting a stylet into the lumen. The array relaxes to a shape matching the curvature of the cochlea when the lumen is removed. The electrodes of the array are disposed on one side of the array to face the modiolus when the array is inserted into the cochlea.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Claudiu-Gheorghe Treaba, Fysh Dadd, Derek Ian Darley, John L. Parker
  • Cochlear implant electrode array
    Publication number: 20020029074
    Abstract: An electrode array for a cochlear implant is formed with a carrier made, for example from silicone, is preshaped and is formed with a lumen. The array is shaped to assume a first. The array can be straightened, and held in a straight configuration by inserting a stylet into the lumen. The array relaxes to a shape matching the curvature of the cochlea when the lumen is removed. The electrodes of the array are disposed on one side of the array to face the modiolus when the array is inserted into the cochlea.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Inventors: Claudiu-Gheorghe Treaba, Fysh Dadd, Derek Ian Darley, John L. Parker