Experiments with a thinfilm multichannel electrode for cochlear implantation.
A series of experiments with a thinfilm multichannel cochlear implant is presented. A number of surgical difficulties at implantation on temporal bones were experienced. In vitro measurements of the electrode's technical properties revealed 1) large variations in the impedance, and 2) good separation between channels. From a theoretical point of view this complicated type of electrode is interesting, but a number of modifications are necessary before it may be used for implantation in man.
D001698:Biomedical Engineering; D003054:Cochlear Implants; D004423:Ear / Q000601:surgery; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods