Bloomberg News confirmed that Sonova Holding AG is working feverishly to fix the problems that spurred a global recall of the Advanced Bionics (AB)Hi-Res 90K cochlear implant and hopes to end the recall as early as April or at the latest by the autumn of this year. Sonova CEO Valentin Chapero Rueda earlier this week indicated in an interview with the Swiss newspaper … [Read more...] about Sonova CEO Says Recall Of Advanced Bionics Hi-Res 90K Cochlear Implant Might Be Over By April
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Sonova To Cut Staff In Wake Of Advanced Bionics Cochlear Implant Recall
The Wall Street Journal reported that Sonova Holding AG, parent of worldwide hearing aid market leader Phonak and other brands of hearing-aid and hearing-implant suppliers, will speed up an ongoing reorganization and cut staff by as many as 100 employees following the decision by its subsidiary Advanced Bionics (AB) to pull its cochlear implant products off the market until … [Read more...] about Sonova To Cut Staff In Wake Of Advanced Bionics Cochlear Implant Recall
Will Safety Concerns Slow The Growth Of The Cochlear Implant Industry In The Year Ahead?
Just when the cochlear implant industry seemed to be on a roll, the recent announcement by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that Advanced Bionics (AB) is voluntarily recalling its HiRes 90K cochlear implant device raises safety concerns many thought had been put to rest long ago. AB has shared little additional information about the status of the recall since its … [Read more...] about Will Safety Concerns Slow The Growth Of The Cochlear Implant Industry In The Year Ahead?
Race To Acquire Siemens Hearing Aids Heats Up As Cochlear Ltd. And Synthes Join Fray
Reuters quotes sources saying Cochlear Ltd., one of three global suppliers of cochlear implant devices as well as a leader in bone-anchored hearing aids, intends to join two private equity firms in making a multi-billion dollar bid for Siemens Hearing Instruments, which is being spun off by its parent company. The report also says Synthes, a global medical equipment … [Read more...] about Race To Acquire Siemens Hearing Aids Heats Up As Cochlear Ltd. And Synthes Join Fray
Postmodern Man: Michael Chorost’s Cochlear-Implant Book, Rebuilt, Is About A Whole Lot More Than Cochlear Implants
You can learn everything you ever wanted to know about cochlear implants, and more, from Michael Chorost's new book, Rebuilt: How Becoming Part Computer Made Me More Human. … [Read more...] about Postmodern Man: Michael Chorost’s Cochlear-Implant Book, Rebuilt, Is About A Whole Lot More Than Cochlear Implants