AN OPTIC FIBRE DEVICE

摘要

An electrode array or assembly that enables a surgeon to visualise a region of the body and particularly the cochlea during or prior to implantation of the array or assembly into the body so that, where necessary, appropriate action can be taken by the surgeon in accordance with any complications to the surgery that may arise. Also described is a probe that provides a surgeon with a means to visualise the cochlea prior to or during implantation of an electrode array assembly.