Electrode Designs for Protection of the Delicate Cochlear Structures

The most recent electrode introductions from Advanced Bionics, the HiFocus™ Mid-Scala and the HiFocus SlimJ arrays, have common design goals intended to provide sufficient access to the necessary frequency range while avoiding intracochlear trauma. The electrode choice, either a pre-curved (mid-scala) array or straight (lateral) array, can be made by the surgeon based on anatomical considerations and/or their preferred surgical approach. Both arrays offer ease of handling, suitability for a round window and cochleostomy based insertion and control of the insertion speed.