ABI-auditory brainstem implant.
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| Title: | ABI-auditory brainstem implant. |
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| Authors: | Dhanasingh, Anandhan, Hochmair, Ingeborg |
| Source: | Acta Oto-Laryngologica (Supplement). 2021 Supplement, Vol. 141, pS63-S81. 19p. 14 Color Photographs, 7 Black and White Photographs, 2 Diagrams, 2 Charts, 6 Graphs. |
| Subjects: | Cochlear implants, Hearing, Auditory brain stem implants, Acoustic nerve, Hearing disorders, Interprofessional relations, Neurofibromatosis 2 |
| Abstract: | The Auditory Brainstem Implant (ABI) is based on the classic cochlear implant (CI) but uses a different stimulation electrode. At MED-EL, the early development activities on ABI started in the year 1994, with the suggestion coming from J. Helms and J. M€uller from W€urzburg, Germany in collaboration with the Univ. of Innsbruck Austria. The first ABI surgery in a neuro-fibromatosis (NF2) patient with the MED-EL device took place in the year 1997. Later, the indication of ABI was expanded to non-NF2 patients with severe inner-ear malformation, for whom a regular CI will not be beneficial. Key translational research activities at MED-EL in collaboration with numerous clinics investigating the factors that affect the hearing performance amongst ABI patients, importance of early ABI implantation in children, tools in pre-operative assessment of ABI candidates and new concepts that were pursued with the MED-EL ABI device. The CE-mark for the MED-EL ABI to be used in adults and children down to the age of 12 months without NF-2 was granted in 2017 mainly based on two long-term clinical studies in the pediatric population. This article covers the milestones of translational research from the first concept to the widespread clinical use of ABI in association with MED-EL. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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