Auditory Brainstem Implants by Eric P. Wilkinson;Marc S. Schwartz;

Author:Eric P. Wilkinson;Marc S. Schwartz;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Thieme Medical Publishing Inc.
Published: 2021-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

10.5 Conclusions

The Nucleus ABI541 implant is the result of over 20 years of development and clinical experience-its properties, electrode contacts, PET mesh shape, and leadwire design tailored to the requirements imposed by brainstem anatomy, implantability, electrical safety, long-term stability, and clinical effectiveness. Broadly speaking, the ABI is a precise solution to a specific need in patients with a disconnection between their auditory periphery and the brainstem. And yet it remains frustratingly imperfect when viewed through the lens of clinical performance which, while undoubtedly beneficial for many and undoubtedly improving both communication and quality of life, still lags considerably behind what is expected and routinely achieved through a CI. So, despite the technology between CI and ABI being similar in many respects, the precise interaction between electrical stimulation and sound coding applied at the first auditory neuron is anything but straightforward when applied to the second auditory neuron. It reminds us that we still have more to learn and perfect. So development of the ABI has surely not reached its summit.

Aided by electrophysiology the electrode can certainly be implanted with some precision over the CNC insofar as it is

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