Evaluation of trajectories and contact pressures for the straight nucleus cochlear implant electrode array - A two-dimensional application of finite element analysis

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 141-147

  Chen, B K ^a   Clark, G M ^b,c   Jones, R ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c BIONIC EAR INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cochlear implant; Electrode array; Finite element analysis

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; BONE; BUCKLING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRODES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STIFFNESS; STRESSES;

ELECTRODE ARRAYS;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; ELECTRODE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; STRESS;

EID: 0347926364     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4533(02)00150-9     Document Type: Article

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