CPC A61N 1/36039 (2017.08) [A61B 5/055 (2013.01); A61B 5/1076 (2013.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.02); A61N 1/0541 (2013.01); G06T 7/12 (2017.01); G06T 7/181 (2017.01); G06T 11/005 (2013.01); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 2034/105 (2016.02); A61B 2034/107 (2016.02); A61B 2034/108 (2016.02); A61B 2505/05 (2013.01); A61B 2562/043 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30008 (2013.01); G06T 2211/424 (2013.01)] | 5 Claims |
1. A patient-customized electrode array (EA), comprising:
a plurality of electrodes, {Ei}, assembled in a pre-curved form, wherein the curvature of the EA at the i-th electrode Ei is characterized with a curvature that matches the curvature of the i-th point Pi of a structure curve in the cochlea of a patient where the i-th electrode Ei is to be placed, wherein i=1, 2, 3, . . . N, N is an integer greater than zero.
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