Cochlear implant with localized fluid transport
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Abstract
An apparatus for providing fluid communication with a cochlear lumen, the apparatus includes a delivery-tube configured for insertion into the cochlear lumen. Delivery-tube orifices on the delivery-tube provide fluid communication between a lumen defined by the delivery-tube and the cochlear lumen.
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28 Claims
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1-6. -6. (canceled)
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7. An apparatus for providing fluid communication with a cochlear lumen, the apparatus comprising:
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a delivery tube extending through a carrier, the carrier configured to extend along the cochlear lumen, the carrier having walls that define orifices; a plurality of electrodes extending along the carrier; a reservoir; a pump for pumping fluid between the reservoir and the delivery tube; a plurality of valves, each associated with an orifice, for controlling fluid flow between the orifices and the cochlear lumen, wherein each electrode is associated with only one of the orifices; and a control system for controlling the pump, the valves, and the electrodes, wherein the control system is configured to independently control each valve. - View Dependent Claims (13, 25, 27)
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14-17. -17. (canceled)
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18. An apparatus for providing fluid and electrical communication with a cochlear lumen, the apparatus comprising:
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a carrier configured for insertion into the cochlear lumen, the carrier comprising a pluralities of orifices; a plurality of valves, each valve being independently controllable to control fluid flow between an orifice and the cochlear lumen; and a plurality of electrodes extending along the carrier configured for electrical communication with the cochlear lumen, wherein each electrode is associated with only one of the orifices. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 28)
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