Russell H. Taylor,John Niparko,Iulian Ioan Iordachita,Wade Wei-De Chien
申请号：
US13874555
公开号：
US20130296884A1
申请日:
2013.05.01
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要：
A novel sensing system and methods for preventing damage to the cochlea during cochlear implant surgery are disclosed, using optical sensing to determine the distance of a stylet or the end of the implant itself from the interior wall of the scalar tympani. A variety of feedback methods are proposed to enable the surgeon to perform the procedure safely without damage to the basilar membrane or other delicate anatomic structures. Although a number of embodiments are disclosed, one preferred embodiment comprises a robotically manipulated end-effector.
