Cochlea-Implantate sind elektronische Reizprothesen zum funktionellen Ersatz des
Innenohrs. Aufgrund der rasanten technischen Entwicklung und den dadurch erzielten …

In the last two decades, cochlear implant surgery has evolved into a minimally invasive,
hearing preservation surgical technique. The devices used during surgery have benefited …

To demonstrate the feasibility of robotic middle ear access in a clinical setting, nine adult
patients with severe-to-profound hearing loss indicated for cochlear implantation were …

Conclusion: A system for robotic cochlear implantation (rCI) has been developed and a
corresponding surgical workflow has been described. The clinical feasibility was …

Surgical robot systems can work beyond the limits of human perception, dexterity, and scale,
making them inherently suitable for use in microsurgical procedures. However, despite …

Image-guided and robot-assisted surgeries have found their applications in skullbase
surgery. Technological improvements in terms of accuracy also opened new opportunities …

With the advent of Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS), intra-operative imaging has become
crucial for surgery and therapy guidance, allowing to partially compensate for the lack of …

Purpose Minimally invasive surgery is often built upon a time-consuming preoperative step
consisting of segmentation and trajectory planning. At the temporal bone, a complete …

Cochlear-implant electrode arrays (EAs) must be inserted accurately and precisely to avoid
damaging the delicate anatomical structures of the inner ear. It has previously been shown …

Robotics in otology has been develo** in many directions for more than two decades.
Current clinical trials focus on more accurate stapes surgery, minimally invasive access to …