4 papers
A three-dimensional thermal model of the human cochlea for magnetic cochlear implant surgery
Fateme Esmailie, Mathieu Francoeur, Tim Ameel
In traditional cochlear implant surgery, physical trauma may occur during electrode array insertion. Magnetic guidance of the electrode array has been proposed to mitigate this med…
Experimental validation of a three-dimensional heat transfer model within the scala tympani with application to magnetic cochlear implant surgery
Fateme Esmailie, Mathieu Francoeur, Tim Ameel
Magnetic guidance of cochlear implants is a promising technique to reduce the risk of physical trauma during surgery. In this approach, a magnet attached to the tip of the implant…
Thermal Model of an Omnimagnet for Performance Assessment and Temperature Control
Fateme Esmailie, Matthew S. Cavilla, Jake J. Abbott +1
An Omnimagnet is an electromagnetic device that enables remote magnetic manipulation of devices such as medical implants and microrobots. It is comprised of three orthogonal nested…
Heat transfer analysis in an uncoiled model of the cochlea during magnetic cochlear implant surgery
Fateme Esmailie, Mathieu Francoeur, Tim Ameel
Magnetic cochlear implant surgery requires removal of a magnet via a heating process after implant insertion, which may cause thermal trauma within the ear. Intra-cochlear heat tra…