Article: FDA approves cochlear implant designed for individuals with ossified cochlea.(Nucleus 24 Double Array from Cochlear Americas)

2002 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cochlear Americas announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Nucleus 24 Double Array cochlear implant for use in patients with ossification (bone growth) in their cochlea (inner ear). This bone growth may block the space inside the cochlea preventing the use of conventional cochlear implants, which consist of a single array of electrodes.

The Nucleus 24 Double Array allows patients with significantly ossified cochlea to gain the benefits of cochlear implantation by offering two shorter electrode arrays. Unlike a single electrode array, these shorter electrodes arrays are surgically implanted ...

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