Force application during cochlear implant insertion: An analysis for improvement of surgeon technique

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1247-1255

  Todd, Catherine A ^a   Naghdy, Fazel ^a   Svehla, Martin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b Research and Technology Labs   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cochlear implant; Force measurement; Prosthetics; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; FORCE MEASUREMENT; IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); PROSTHETICS;

COCHLEAR IMPLANT; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; FORCE DELIVERY; INSERTION FORCE;

SURGERY;

ARTICLE; COCHLEA; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; ELECTRODE; FORCE; INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRICTION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 34250759195     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2007.891937     Document Type: Article

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