Development of a Robotic Minimally Invasive Pathway for Cochlear Implantation

cochlear implantation is a system developed to restore hearing in people with profound sensorineural hearing loss, whose classical hearing aids are ineffective. Surgery is necessary to insert the internal part into the cochlea and requires milling the mastoid to access the round window. This approach is technically difficult, and is performed under a microscope by an experienced surgeon.

computerized tomography (CT) scan of the facial nerve

electromyographic verification of the facial nerve