Research Article

Highly Flexible Silicone Coated Neural Array for Intracochlear Electrical Stimulation

Table 2

(a) Site impedance, segment means, and overall cTFA mean ± standard deviation [based on image below]. (b) eABR threshold, segment means, and overall cTFA mean ± standard deviation.
(a)


Proximal segment  Central segmentDistal segment

Feline 1      
 Site number2116121062
 Impedance (k)44.6NT40.036.435.636.6
  Mean (k)43.6   38.236.138.4 ± 3.4
Feline 2    
 Site number2116121062
 Impedance (k)44.038.042.0NT44.036.0
  Mean (k)41.0   42.040.040.8 ± 3.6
Feline 3      
 Site number2116121062
 Impedance (k)52.0196.0NT34.0128.056.0
  Mean (k)124.0 34.092.093.2 ± 67.8
Feline 4    
 Site number2116121062
 Impedance (k)76.048.0NT50.052.048.0
  Mean (k)62.0 50.050.054.8 ± 11.9
Feline 5    
 Site number2116121062
 Impedance (k)64.068.0NT156.0156.0180.0
  Mean (k)66.0 156.0168.0124.8 ± 54.6
Feline 6        
 Site number211612108642
 Impedance (k)40.044.048.048.048.052.052.048.0
  Mean (k)52.0 48.050.747.5 ± 3.9
Feline 7      
 Site number2014121062
 Impedance (k)65.0145.0NT90.050.060.0
  Mean (k)105.0 90.055.082.0 ± 38.2
Per segment mean (k)71.0 ± 46.9  59.2 ± 37.4  68.9 ± 45.9

(b)


Proximal segment  Central segment   Distal segment 

Feline 1    
 Site number2116121062
 Threshold (μA)indNT450300170170
  Mean (μA)ind375170273 ± 133 
Feline 2    
 Site number2116121062
 Threshold (μA)300220190NT150170
  Mean (μA)260190  160206 ± 59
Feline 3   
 Site number2116121062
 Threshold (μA)125150NT100100120
  Mean (μA)137.5100110119 ± 21
Feline 4    
 Site number2116121062  
 Threshold (μA)100150NT1001501125
  Mean (μA)125100137.5  145 ± 37
Feline 5    
 Site number2116121062
 Threshold (μA)125125NT1007575
  Mean (μA)12510075100 ± 25
Feline 6      
 Site number211612108   642
 Threshold (μA)indind180200ind125100100
  Mean (μA)ind190108.3141 ± 46
Feline 7    
 Site number2014121062
 Threshold (μA)320NT100200320200
  Mean (μA)320150  260228 ± 93
Per segment mean (A)179 ± 81202 ± 107143 ± 61  

Based on image above, NT = not tested and ind = indeterminate response to eABR stimuli.