Force of cochlear implant electrode insertion performed by a robotic insertion tool: Comparison of traditional versus advance off-stylet techniques

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1207-1210

  Schurzig, Daniel ^a   Webster, Robert J ^b   Dietrich, Mary S ^a   Labadie, Robert F ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance Off Stylet insertion; Force measurement; Robotic insertion; Traditional insertion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRODE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROBOTICS; SCALA TYMPANI;

COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HUMANS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROBOTICS; SCALA TYMPANI;

EID: 77958098195     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181f2ebc3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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