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title: Success Stories HEARO
description: HEARO robotically drills an access to the inner ear, opening a channel to the window of the cochlea to insert the electrode array of the cochlear implant.
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# Our Otology success stories

 

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## The world's first robotic cochlear implantation

#### Prof. Dr. Vedat Topsakal and Prof. Dr. Paul van de Heyning performed the world’s first HEARO robotic cochlear implantation procedure on a patient in December 2018 at UZA Antwerp University Hospital. The HEARO system robotically drilled an access to the inner ear, opening a channel all the way to the round window of the cochlea to smoothly insert the electrode array of the cochlear implant. The HEARO system is the result of a close cooperation between MED-EL, an innovation leader in implatable hearing solutions, and CASCINATION. 

[ Learn more ](https://www.cascination.com/en/hearo-success-story-antwerp?hsLang=en)

[![topsakal van de heyning](https://www.cascination.com/hubfs/topsakal%20van%20de%20heyning.jpg "topsakal van de heyning")](https://www.cascination.com/en/hearo-success-story-antwerp?hsLang=en)