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[The omega connector--a module for jointed coupling of titanium total prostheses in the middle ear].

G Schmid, U Steinhardt, and W Heckmann

Laryngorhinootologie 88(12):782-8 (2009) PMID 19639531

Hearing improvement after reconstruction of a defect ossicular chain depends on material, design and - crucially - coupling of the prosthesis. Coupling a total ossicular replacement prosthesis to the stapes footplate can be problematic and lead to prosthesis instability. In order to solve this problem, the Omega Connector was developed, a module allowing the middle ear surgeon to couple a titanium total prosthesis to the stapes footplate in a flexible, angle-variable manner.

DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1231047
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