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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2006
Sung-hwa Hong, Seoul, KR;
Sun-i Kim, Seoul, KR;
In-young Kim, Seoul, KR;
Sang-min Lee, Seoul, KR;
See-youn Kwon, Seoul, KR;
Sung-Hwa Hong, Seoul, KR;
Sun-I Kim, Seoul, KR;
In-Young Kim, Seoul, KR;
Sang-Min Lee, Seoul, KR;
See-Youn Kwon, Seoul, KR;
Hanyang Hak Won Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A guiding apparatus and a method for cochlear implant are disclosed. In one embodiment, the guiding apparatus for cochlear implant comprises i) an optical tube for transmitting an optical signal, ii) an optical signal emitting module for converting an electrical signal into the optical signal and emitting the optical signal through another end of the optical tube, iii) an optical signal detecting module for receiving the optical signal that is reflected by an obstacle or an inner wall of cochlear through another end of the optical tube and converting the received optical signal into an electrical signal and iv) a central processor for analyzing optical emission energy information and optical detection energy information to generate inserting route information. According to one embodiment, it is possible to decrease injuries to the inner wall of a cochlear canal and optimize the position of an electrode to be inserted into the cochlear canal.