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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2007
Mark Jacob Schnitzer, Stanford, CA (US);
Nikolas H. Blevins, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Eunice Lap Mun Cheung, Potsdam, NY (US);
Juergen Claus Jung, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ashkan Monfared, Cupertino, CA (US);
Mark Jacob Schnitzer, Stanford, CA (US);
Nikolas H. Blevins, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Eunice Lap Mun Cheung, Potsdam, NY (US);
Juergen Claus Jung, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ashkan Monfared, Cupertino, CA (US);
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A micro-optical probe approach facilitates imaging, testing and/or analysis of cochlear tissue. According to an example embodiment, a probe is implanted into cochlear tissue of a live being and used to obtain an image of cochlear tissue and the image is used to characterize a condition of auditory function of the cochlear tissue as represented, for example, by fluid flow in the tissue. Certain embodiments are directed to the use of a fluorescent dye to label cochlear tissue. A fluorescent response of the dye to stimulation is detected and used to characterize the cochlear tissue. In some applications, the probe is used to guide the implant of a cochlear prosthesis.