Table 2.

Pilot In Vivo Insertion Data.

	Insertion
Animal: Side	Method	Depth, mm	Angle,º	Intracochlear trauma event	Electrocochleography notes
1
Left	Device	10.4	220	EA touching BM, no elevation	45% drop, signal recovered
Right	Manual	10.0	235	BM elevation	60% drop, signal recovered and increased
2
Left	Device	9.9	201	BM elevation	50% drop, no signal recovery
Right	Manual	9.4	219	EA touching BM, no elevation	55% drop, signal recovered and increased

Abbreviations: BM, basilar membrane; EA, electrode array.