title: 3D hybrid electrode structure as implantable interface for a vestibular neural prosthesis in humans.
abstract: Implantable interfaces are essential components of vestibular neural prostheses. They interface the biological system with electrical stimulation that is used to restore transfer of vestibular information. Regarding the anatomical situation special 3D structures are required. In this paper, the design and the manufacturing process of a novel 3D hybrid microelectrode structure as interface to the human vestibular system are described. Photolithography techniques, assembling technology and rapid prototyping are used for manufacturing.
authors.affiliation: Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering,Department Medical Engineering & Neuroprosthetics, 66386 St Ingbert, Germany. klaus.hoffmann@ibmt.fhg.de
authors.forename: Klaus-P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: Wigand
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Poppendieck
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tätzner
authors.forename: Jack
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: DiGiovanna
authors.forename: Maria Izabel
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Kos
authors.forename: Nils
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Guinand
authors.forename: Jean-P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Guyot
authors.forename: Silvestro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Micera
mesh_terms: D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D015837:Vestibular Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation*