2009 Hearing Deficits: Improved Deep Brain Probe Fixturing Compatible with Current Probes

Team Members:  Brian Pham, Vinh Ho, Jason Gomez

Capstone Client:  Ben Bonham, PhD, Associate Adjunct Professor, Otolaryngology, UCSF

Purpose/Goal:
According to the FDA 188,000 people around the world received cochlear implants (April, 2009). The benefit of cochlear implant is to help cure deafness. The team developed a system/device that will allow precise insertion of chronic probes into the central nucleus of the inferior colliculus (CNIC).

2009 cochlear prototype