...Radheshyam Tewari; Craig Friedrich 13 06 2011 13 06 2011 biomedical materials cochlear implants embossing etching packaging polymer films Microhot-embossing is a less complex and inexpensive alternative over standard photolithography for patterning poly(lactic acid...

...James R. Clark; Frank M. Warren; Jake J. Abbott In cochlear-implant (CI) insertion experiments, scala-tympani (ST) phantoms are often used in place of in vivo studies or cadaver studies. During the development of novel CI technology, a scaled-up phantom is often desirable. In this paper, we create...

...Daniel Schurzig; Zachariah W. Smith; D. Caleb Rucker; Robert F. Labadie; Robert J. Webster, III Percutaneous cochlear implantation (PCI) is a recently developed minimally invasive technique that utilizes image guidance and a custom-made microstereotactic frame to guide a drill directly...

...R. Tewari; C. Friedrich Cochlear implants continue to be used in the treatment of profound deafness. Because of the tonotopic nature of the cochlea, more controlled insertion is perhaps the most important factor affecting device performance. The implant stiffness, and therefore the scala tympani...