An optically-guided cochlear implant sheath for real-time monitoring of electrode insertion into the human cochlea

Abstract In cochlear implant surgery, insertion of perimodiolar electrode arrays into the scala tympani can be complicated by trauma or even accidental translocation of the electrode array within the cochlea. In patients with partial hearing loss, cochlear trauma can not only negatively affect impla...

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Main Authors: Anastasiya Starovoyt, Bryden C. Quirk, Tristan Putzeys, Greet Kerckhofs, Johan Nuyts, Jan Wouters, Robert A. McLaughlin, Nicolas Verhaert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-23653-4