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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Med-el Elektromedizinische Geraete Gmbh, Innsbruck, AT;
Inventors:
Ernst Kabot, Innsbruck, AT;
Mathias Kals, Innsbruck, AT;
Assignee:
MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH, Innsbruck, AT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/08 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36036 (2017.08); A61N 1/08 (2013.01); A61N 1/0541 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of determining insertion status of a cochlear implant electrode array into a cochlea of a patient is provided. The method includes measuring conductivity associated with an electrode in the electrode array. Insertion status of the electrode is determined based, at least in part, on the measured conductivity.