On the interdependence of insertion forces, insertion speed, and lubrication: Aspects to consider when testing cochlear implant electrodes

• Max Fröhlich ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: max.froehlich@medel.com

  Affiliations MED-EL Medical Electronics GmbH, MED-EL Research Center, Hannover, Germany, Department of Otolaryngology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9821-6090

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• Daniel Schurzig,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations MED-EL Medical Electronics GmbH, MED-EL Research Center, Hannover, Germany, Department of Otolaryngology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

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• Thomas S. Rau,

  Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Otolaryngology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, Cluster of Excellence EXC 2177/1 “Hearing4all”, Hannover, Germany

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7223-3618

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• Thomas Lenarz

  Roles Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Otolaryngology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, Cluster of Excellence EXC 2177/1 “Hearing4all”, Hannover, Germany

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