%0 Figure %A Drouillard, Mylène %A Torres, Renato %A Mamelle, Elisabeth %A De Seta, Daniele %A Sterkers, Olivier %A Ferrary, Evelyne %A Nguyen, Yann %D 2017 %T Array force insertions in mN (millinewtons) as function of insertion duration in a guinea pig model with three different array design. %U https://plos.figshare.com/articles/figure/Array_force_insertions_in_mN_millinewtons_as_function_of_insertion_duration_in_a_guinea_pig_model_with_three_different_array_design_/5342362 %R 10.1371/journal.pone.0183674.g005 %2 https://plos.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/9186121 %K hearing guinea pigs %K 16 kHz %K dB %K 0.4 R array %K Array prototypes 0.4 %K 0.4 R %K auditory brainstem response %K day 30 post-implantation %K electrode array translocation %K electrode array stiffness %K 0.3 %K day 7 %K cochlear implantation %K ABR %X

Insertion forces remained low in the first half on the insertion and then slowly rose and reached a maximum with the three array design at the end of the insertion. In this example, a higher peak force with the 0.4R arrays (red) can be observed compared 0.4(blue) and 0.3 (green) array design.

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