The Cochlear Implant "Seatbelt" Technique for Receiver/Stimulator Fixation

Hunter L Elms; Amanda Del Risco; Priya V Dukes; William T Reed; Calhoun D Cunningham 3rd

doi:10.1002/lary.31265

The Cochlear Implant "Seatbelt" Technique for Receiver/Stimulator Fixation

Laryngoscope. 2024 Jan 27. doi: 10.1002/lary.31265. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Hunter L Elms¹, Amanda Del Risco², Priya V Dukes¹, William T Reed¹, Calhoun D Cunningham 3rd¹

Affiliations

¹ Department Head and Neck Surgery and Communication Sciences, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, U.S.A.
² Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, U.S.A.

PMID: 38280101
DOI: 10.1002/lary.31265

Abstract

Receiver/stimulator migration and extrusion are among the most commonly reported complications of cochlear implantation. Current techniques implement either a tight subperiosteal pocket or postauricular bone well. Here we describe a safe and effective technique to secure a cochlear implant receiver/stimulator with a Mersilene cervical cerclage tape "seatbelt." Laryngoscope, 2024.

Keywords: cerclage; cochlear implant; fixation; receiver; stimulator; surgical technique; tape.

Publication types

Case Reports