Considerations for design of future cochlear implant electrode arrays: Electrode array stiffness, size, and depth of insertion

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 731-748

  Rebscher, Stephen J ^a   Hetherington, Alexander ^a,c   Bonham, Ben ^a   Wardrop, Peter ^a,b   Whinney, David ^a,b   Leake, Patricia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CROSSHOUSE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cochlear implant; Electrode; Electrode array; Electrode design; Electrode stiffness; Insertion damage; Insertion depth; Rehabilitation; Temporal bone; Trauma

Indexed keywords

COCHLEAR IMPLANT; ELECTRODE ARRAY; ELECTRODE DESIGN; ELECTRODE STIFFNESS; INSERTION DAMAGE; INSERTION DEPTH; REHABILITATION; TEMPORAL BONE; TRAUMA;

ACOUSTICS; BONE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PATIENT REHABILITATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

STIFFNESS;

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; CADAVER; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALA TYMPANI; TEMPORAL BONE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; IMPLANTATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PROSTHESIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEMPORAL BONE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 59649130105     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2007.08.0119     Document Type: Article

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