Patents by Inventor Frank Risi

Frank Risi 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).

  • Implantable prosthetic device
    Publication number: 20050234535
    Abstract: An implantable device having an electrode carrier with a longitudinal axis, the carrier comprising at least one electrode mounted in the electrode carrier so as to provide exposure to the exterior of the electrode carrier, and at least one break in the surface arranged to allow the electrode carrier to flex in any direction away from the longitudinal axis, thereby reducing the surface tension or compressive force of the electrode carrier when the electrode carrier is flexed or bent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2005
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Applicant: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Frank Risi, Peter Gibson, Ya Tam
  • Implant magnet system
    Publication number: 20050004629
    Abstract: A magnetic alignment system that can form part of a cochlear implant system. The magnetic alignment system prevents substantial movement of a magnet of an implanted component during an MRI procedure or allows for easy removal of the magnet to facilitate the MRI procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Peter Gibson, Roger Leigh, Frank Risi, David Walker