VIANNA Minimally invasive cochlear implant surgery
- Drilling a direct access to the cochlea instead of removing parts of the lateral skull base
- Diameter of the drill canal: ≈ 2 mm
Challenges
- Targeting the cochlea with an accuracy better than 0.5 mm
- Preserving vital structures such as the facial nerve and chorda tympani
Approach considered here
- A bone-attached, passive, parallel kinematic device
Project Partners:
Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institute of Mechatronic Systems
Contact: Dr.-Ing. Thomas Rau | Rau.Thomas@mh-hannover.de
