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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2009
Rodolfo R. Llinas, New York, NY (US);
Hirobumi Watanabe, New York, NY (US);
Mutsuyuki Sugimori, New York, NY (US);
Masayuki Nakao, Chiba-ken, JP;
Rodolfo R. Llinas, New York, NY (US);
Hirobumi Watanabe, New York, NY (US);
Mutsuyuki Sugimori, New York, NY (US);
Masayuki Nakao, Chiba-ken, JP;
New York University, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A cochlear implant device includes a deformable and stretchable flexible strip composed of a biological compatible material and positioned about a longitudinal axis so as to form a spiral. The implant device has a plurality of conductive strips with electrode windows formed so as to expose a segment of each conductive strip. A density of the electrode windows is sufficient to monitor a distance of the flexible strip from a non-conductive tissue of a patient in a 360 degree field of view about the longitudinal axis. A method of inserting a cochlear implant includes providing a multi-joint robot comprised of a series of actuator units, guiding the multi-joint robot into an inner ear of a patient, monitoring the position of the multi-joint robot relative to a non-conductive portion of the patient; and applying current to the multi-joint robot so as to adjust the position of the actuator units.