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SECTION TWO | CLINICAL GUIDANCE
SECTION 2: PROGRAMMING
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
SPECIALTY DEVICES
2.1 SPECIALTY DEVICES
2.1.1 ABI
The Nucleus
®
24 ABI (Auditory Brainstem Implant) is functionally very similar
to the Nucleus 24 cochlear implant and uses the same receiver/stimulator
(Figure 1).
The ABI is supported by the following sound processors:
• Freedom
™
(with Custom Sound
™
)
• SPrint
™
The main differences between the ABI implant and the other cochlear
implants include:
• The electrode array comprizes 21 platinum disk electrodes, 0.7 mm
in diameter, mounted on a silicone carrier in three rows of seven. The
silicone carrier measures 8.5 mm x 3.0 mm x 0.6 mm. The 21 stimulating
electrodes correspond to E2-E22 in the programming – there is no E1
connection (Figure 2).
• A removable magnet is fitted in the centre of the implant’s receiver coil. A
surgeon may remove this and replace with a non-magnetic plug during a
Nucleus 24 ABI surgery.
Figure 1 : The
Nucleus 24 ABI
implant
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