Sophono® Bone Conduction Hearing System
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Professional Guide Sophono® Bone Conduction Hearing System The Sophono is a magnetic implantable bone conductive hearing system The Sophono is an excellent option for patients who said “no” to percutaneous abutments How It Works More than 3,000 safe implants worldwide The Sophono implant is placed under the skin above and behind the ear. After healing, the skin and hair look normal, with no titanium abutment protruding through the skin like other bone conduction systems. The implant consists of two magnets hermetically sealed in a titanium case. The magnetic implant attracts an adjustable-strength magnetic baseplate (connected to the processor). The processor transmits audio vibrations through the skin into the bone where sound is sensed by the cochlea. Actual size TET Technology Transcutaneous Energy Transfer (TET™) technology enables maximum transfer from the Sophono sound processor, through the patient’s skin and magnetic bone implant, to the working cochlea. TET eliminates up to 20 dB of energy reflection on skin typically associated with percutaneous systems.1 The best candidates have hearing loss ≤ 35 dB Patient Benefits Conductive hearing loss Single-sided deafness Mixed hearing loss Age 5 to adult (implanted); Substantial improvement in hearing, speech Z arowski, Verstraeten, Somers, Riff and Officers in Kompis and Caversaccio (Editors) Implantable Bone Conduction Hearing Aids, Karger, 2011 comprehension, and quality of life! Implant lies completely under the skin No visible, skin-penetrating abutment No permanent bald spot No daily site care for patient Short time from implantation to full use Abutment-free hearing

Professional Guide (continued) Features The Sophono audio processor is a completely programmable digital hearing system. 8 channels, 16 frequency bands, and External Processor Cleared for MRI scanners up to 3 Tesla (FDA, Canadian Therapeutic Products Directorate, ASTM, and CE) Dual-directional microphone system Tamper-proof battery door Direct audio input for FM, personal detects and reduces sound from behind Customizable program switching and low-battery warning tones music players, and mobile phones Specifications (MPO series) Peak Output Force Level2 at 90dB SPL re 1µN Output Force...