Semi-autonomous robotic control of a self-shaping cochlear implant
Daniel Bautista-Salinas,Conor Kirby,Mohamed E. M. K. Abdelaziz,Burak Temelkuran,Charlie T. Huins,Ferdinando Rodriguez y Baena,Daniel Bautista-Salinas,Conor Kirby,Mohamed E. M. K. Abdelaziz,Burak Temelkuran,Charlie T. Huins,Ferdinando Rodriguez y Baena
Cochlear implants (CIs) can improve hearing in patients suffering from sensorineural hearing loss via an electrode array (EA) carefully inserted in the scala tympani. Current EAs can cause trauma during insertion, threatening hearing preservation; hence we proposed a pre-curved thermally drawn EA that curls into the cochlea under the influence of body temperature. However, the additional surgical ...
