Presented herein are techniques for monitoring the insertion of an intra-cochlear stimulating
assembly for the occurrence of one or more insertion stop conditions. The insertion stop …

An electrode array insertion tool, including an assembly configured to provide direct array
insertion functionality and ancillary array insertion functionality to a user thereof. In an …

An exemplary stiffening member facilitates insertion of an electrode lead into a cochlea of a
patient. The stiffening member includes an elongate body configured to integrate with the …

Presented herein are techniques for monitoring the insertion of an intra-cochlear stimulating
assembly for the occurrence of one or more insertion stop conditions. The insertion stop …

An illustrative stiffening member includes a body configured to integrate with a portion of an
electrode lead so as to maintain the portion of the electrode lead in a substantially linear …

Conductive hearing loss occurs when the normal mechanical pathways that provide sound
to hair cells in the cochlea are impeded, for example, by damage to the ossicular chain or …