Kiryk Emilia Anna, Kamieniecki Konrad, Kwacz Monika
a Institute of Radioelectronics , Warsaw University of Technology , Warsaw , Poland.
b Institute of Micromechanics and Photonics , Warsaw University of Technology , Warsaw , Poland.
Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin. 2018 Nov;21(15):771-779. doi: 10.1080/10255842.2018.1519070. Epub 2018 Nov 9.
This paper presents the process of designing a new elastic element replacing a membrane in the chamber stapes prosthesis (ChSP). The results of the study are volume displacement characteristics obtained for the prosthesis and physiological stapes. Simulation tests on a 3D CAD model have confirmed that a properly designed ring can stimulate perilymph with the same or greater efficacy as the physiological stapes footplate placed on the elastic annular ligament. The ChSP with a new elastic element creates a good chance of improving hearing in patients suffering from otosclerosis.
