PURPOSE: Atraumatic electrode insertion has been identified to be a crucial step for the preservation of residual hearing abilities, which allows hybrid electro-acoustic stimulation (EAS). The authors propose a tool for automation of the insertion process to achieve this. METHODS: General benefits as well as concept and design of an automated insertion tool are presented. Thirty insertions of Nucleus 24 Contour Advance Practice Electrodes in an artificial scala tympani model as well as 20 insertions in a human cochlea specimen were performed using the tool, implementing the AOS technique. For both studies, the achieved insertion depth angle was evaluated by photographic or X-ray documentation. RESULTS: The mean achieved insertion depth angle was 410 degrees for the lubricated model and 330 degrees for the human cochlea specimen. CONCLUSION: The automated insertion tool has proven its capability to perform electrode insertions with final insertion depth angles within the target range of a standard cochlear implant surgery. Additionally, to the knowledge of the authors, it represents the only possibility to automatically insert cochlear implant electrodes via minimally invasive approaches.
PURPOSE: Atraumatic electrode insertion has been identified to be a crucial step for the preservation of residual hearing abilities, which allows hybrid electro-acoustic stimulation (EAS). The authors propose a tool for automation of the insertion process to achieve this. METHODS: General benefits as well as concept and design of an automated insertion tool are presented. Thirty insertions of Nucleus 24 Contour Advance Practice Electrodes in an artificial scala tympani model as well as 20 insertions in a human cochlea specimen were performed using the tool, implementing the AOS technique. For both studies, the achieved insertion depth angle was evaluated by photographic or X-ray documentation. RESULTS: The mean achieved insertion depth angle was 410 degrees for the lubricated model and 330 degrees for the human cochlea specimen. CONCLUSION: The automated insertion tool has proven its capability to perform electrode insertions with final insertion depth angles within the target range of a standard cochlear implant surgery. Additionally, to the knowledge of the authors, it represents the only possibility to automatically insert cochlear implant electrodes via minimally invasive approaches.
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