Patents by Inventor Francisco Javier Gracia Gaudo

Francisco Javier Gracia Gaudo 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).

  • Electrode-bearing guide and cochlear implant
    Patent number: 8165697
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrode-bearing guide, a cochlear implant comprising said guide and the production method thereof. According to the invention, the long and essentially flat guide comprises a plurality of electrodes (2) which are connected to corresponding contacts (3) by means of tracks (4). The inventive guide also comprises at least two stacked basic cells (CB1, CB2, . . . CB11), each of said cells comprising an insulating base layer (11). Moreover, a conductive layer (12) is disposed on top of the aforementioned insulating layer and forms the electrodes (2), the tracks (4) and the contacts (3). The production method consists in successively stacking insulating and conductive layers and defining suitable shapes by means of photolithography in order to form electrodes, contacts, tracks and windows for accessing the electrodes and contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Instituto Cientifico y Tecnologico de Navarra, S.A.
    Inventors: Manuel Manrique Rodriguez, Francisco Javier Gracia Gaudo
  • Electrode-Bearing Guide, Cochlear Implant Comprising Said Guide and Production Method Thereof
    Publication number: 20080140156
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrode-bearing guide, a cochlear implant comprising said guide and the production method thereof. According to the invention, the long and essentially flat guide comprises a plurality of electrodes (2) which are connected to corresponding contacts (3) by means of tracks (4). The inventive guide also comprises at least two stacked basic cells (CB1, CB2, . . . CB11), each of said cells comprising an insulating base layer (11). Moreover, a conductive layer (12) is disposed on top of the aforementioned insulating layer and forms the electrodes (2), the tracks (4) and the contacts (3). The production method consists in successively stacking insulating and conductive layers and defining suitable shapes by means of photolithography in order to form electrodes, contacts, tracks and windows for accessing the electrodes and contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Manuel Manrique Rodriguez, Francisco Javier Gracia Gaudo