The Vibrant Soundbridge is a middle ear implant used for patients with moderate to severe sensorineural hearing loss who cannot tolerate conventional hearing aids. Its floating mass transducer (FMT) is conventionally attached to the:
- A Round window niche
- B Head of the stapes
- C Long process of the incus ✓
- D Handle of the malleus
Correct answer: C. Long process of the incus
Explanation
In the standard configuration the FMT is crimped onto the long process of the incus, converting electromagnetic energy into direct mechanical vibration of the ossicular chain. Attachment to the round window niche is an alternative vibroplasty used specifically for mixed or conductive loss with ossicular fixation, not the conventional SNHL application described here.
Reference: Cummings Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 7th ed.
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