Robotic middle ear access for cochlear implantation: First in man.

To demonstrate the feasibility of robotic middle ear access in a clinical setting, nine adult patients with severe-to-profound hearing loss indicated for cochlear implantation were included in this clinical trial. A keyhole access tunnel to the tympanic cavity and targeting the round window was plan...

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Main Authors: Marco Caversaccio, Wilhelm Wimmer, Juan Anso, Georgios Mantokoudis, Nicolas Gerber, Christoph Rathgeb, Daniel Schneider, Jan Hermann, Franca Wagner, Olivier Scheidegger, Markus Huth, Lukas Anschuetz, Martin Kompis, Tom Williamson, Brett Bell, Kate Gavaghan, Stefan Weber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220543