INTRA-COCHLEAR STIMULATING ASSEMBLY INSERTION

INTRA-COCHLEAR STIMULATING ASSEMBLY INSERTION

The invention is directed to a system, comprising a cochlear implant (104) comprising an implantable stimulator unit (120), and an elongate stimulating assembly (118) comprising a plurality of longitudinally spaced contacts (128) configured to be inserted into a recipient's cochlea (130); and a...

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Hauptverfasser: LAM, Andrea, CARTER, Paul Michael, RISI, Frank, KUMAR, Shaun Ashwin
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:
ELECTROTHERAPY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MAGNETOTHERAPY
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
RADIATION THERAPY
ULTRASOUND THERAPY
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Zusammenfassung:The invention is directed to a system, comprising a cochlear implant (104) comprising an implantable stimulator unit (120), and an elongate stimulating assembly (118) comprising a plurality of longitudinally spaced contacts (128) configured to be inserted into a recipient's cochlea (130); and a processor (886), characterized in that the processor (886) is configured to determine a real-time angular position of a distal end (250) of the stimulating assembly (118) within the cochlea (130) during insertion of the stimulating assembly (118) into the cochlea (130),