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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2013
Applicant:
Med-el Elektromedizinische Geraete Gmbh, Innsbruck, AT;
Inventors:
Peter Grasso, Bolzano, IT;
Marek Polak, Innsbruck, AT;
Assignee:
MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH, Innsbruck, AT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 5/12 (2006.01); A61B 5/026 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61B 5/0265 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/125 (2013.01); A61B 5/026 (2013.01); A61N 1/05 (2013.01); A61N 1/36032 (2013.01); A61B 5/0265 (2013.01); A61B 5/14542 (2013.01); A61N 1/0541 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is described for surgical implantation of a cochlear implant system. An intraoperative baseline value stapedial reflex response is determined for a cochlear implant patient. Then while performing a given step in a multi-step surgical process to implant a cochlear implant system in the patient, the stapedial reflex response is monitored, and if the stapedial reflex response changes from the baseline value response more than a safe change threshold value, the given step is stopped.