An Eight Channel Scala Tympani Electrode for Auditory Prostheses

An eight channel stimulation electrode has been developed which can be inserted into the human scala tympani via the round window. This electrode is part of a neuroprosthesis aiming at the restoration of some hearing in cases of sensorineural deafness by electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve.

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