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Reliability and Safety of Active Middle Ear Implants
MED-EL Podcast
English - October 24, 2023 06:40 - 24 minutes - 33.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsHealth & Fitness Science technology cochlear hearing implants medel Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Prof. Dr. Kristen Rak and Patrick Müller talk to Marcus Schmidt about their clinical experiences with the VIBRANT SOUNDBRIDGE, the active middle ear implant that has been on the market the longest. They discuss its simplicity and flexibility, the characteristics that ensure its reliability, and the importance of considering feedback from surgeons when refining features to improve reliability for future implant generations. Weblinks:
25 Years of VIBRANT SOUNDBRIDGE: A Success Story - MED-EL Professionals Blog (medel.pro)
VIBRANT SOUNDBRIDGE VORP 503 Active Middle Ear Implant
Literature Links:
Long-Term Safety and Quality of Life after Vibroplasty in Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Short/Long Incus Process Coupler (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34044387/)
Long-Term Stability and Safety of the Soundbridge Coupled to the Round Window (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33210744/)
Long-term results of incus vibroplasty in patients with moderate-to-severe sensorineural hearing loss (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25824716/)
Health at a Glance 2021: OECD Indicators (https://doi.org/10.1787/ae3016b9-en)
Prof. Dr. Kristen Rak and Patrick Müller talk to Marcus Schmidt about their clinical experiences with the VIBRANT SOUNDBRIDGE, the active middle ear implant that has been on the market the longest. They discuss its simplicity and flexibility, the characteristics that ensure its reliability, and the importance of considering feedback from surgeons when refining features to improve reliability for future implant generations. Weblinks:
25 Years of VIBRANT SOUNDBRIDGE: A Success Story - MED-EL Professionals Blog (medel.pro)
VIBRANT SOUNDBRIDGE VORP 503 Active Middle Ear Implant
Literature Links:
Long-Term Safety and Quality of Life after Vibroplasty in Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Short/Long Incus Process Coupler (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34044387/)
Long-Term Stability and Safety of the Soundbridge Coupled to the Round Window (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33210744/)
Long-term results of incus vibroplasty in patients with moderate-to-severe sensorineural hearing loss (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25824716/)
Health at a Glance 2021: OECD Indicators (https://doi.org/10.1787/ae3016b9-en)