Patents by Inventor Godofredo Timbol

Godofredo Timbol 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).

  • Elongate implantable carrier member having an embedded stiffener
    Patent number: 8812121
    Abstract: An apparatus including a flexible elongate carrier member configured to introduce a therapeutic element into the recipient and a stiffening member, permanently embedded in and longitudinally extending through at least a first region of said carrier member, configured to decrease said flexibility of said carrier member region so as to prevent deformation of said first region during implantation into the recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Frank Risi, Godofredo Timbol
  • ELONGATE IMPLANTABLE CARRIER MEMBER HAVING AN EMBEDDED STIFFENER
    Publication number: 20130103112
    Abstract: An apparatus including a flexible elongate carrier member configured to introduce a therapeutic element into the recipient and a stiffening member, permanently embedded in and longitudinally extending through at least a first region of said carrier member, configured to decrease said flexibility of said carrier member region so as to prevent deformation of said first region during implantation into the recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventors: Frank Risi, Godofredo Timbol
  • Elongate implantable carrier member having an embedded stiffener
    Patent number: 8249724
    Abstract: An apparatus including a flexible elongate carrier member configured to introduce a therapeutic element into the recipient and a stiffening member, permanently embedded in and longitudinally extending through at least a first region of said carrier member, configured to decrease said flexibility of said carrier member region so as to prevent deformation of said first region during implantation into the recipient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Cochlear Limited
    Inventors: Frank Risi, Godofredo Timbol
  • ELONGATE IMPLANTABLE CARRIER MEMBER HAVING AN EMBEDDED STIFFENER
    Publication number: 20090030483
    Abstract: A cochlear implant comprising: a speech processor for processing received sounds to generate coded stimulation control signals; a stimulator unit configured to generate stimulation signals in response to the control signals; and an electrode assembly (200). The electrode assembly in turn comprises: a flexible elongate carrier member (202) having a plurality of electrodes (212) disposed thereon, the electrodes configured to stimulate auditory nerves of the cochlea; and a stiffening member (208), permanently embedded in and longitudinally extending through at least a first region of carrier member, configured to decrease the flexibility of the carrier member region so as to prevent deformation of the first region during implantation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: COCHLEAR LIMITED
    Inventors: Frank Risi, Godofredo Timbol