Cochlear Implant Comparison Chart
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1. COCHLEAR IMPLANT COMPARISON CHART DISCLAIMER FTC provisions 16 CFR Part 255 regulate product endorsements testimonials and blogs specifically in the Revised Endorsement Guides This chart is maintained by Advanced Bionics implant users some of whom are volunteer mentors with no paid relationship to any cochlear implant manufacturer Any errors or omissions are our own Please contact us with any corrections and please feel free to print or distribute this chart The latest version will always be available at Cochlearl mplantHELP com ADVANCED BIONICS COCHLEAR MED EL COMMENTS Oo MED EL Cochlear images provided courtesy of Cochlear Americas Cochlear 2009 Cochlear Americas Advanced Bionics Cochlear MED EL CORPORATE OWNERSHIP Owned by Sonova Holding AG Traded as PHBN GR SONVF US SOON1 EB SOON BQ SOON TQ SONVY US Traded as COH AU CHEOF US OC5 GR CHEOY US Privately owned amp founded by Prof Erwin Hochmair Dr Ingeborg Hochmair ESTABLISHED AB 1993 California USA mere Sonova 1947 Switzerland 1981 Australia 1977 Austria USA patents only to avoid global US PATENTS duplications US Patent Office AS OF 27 J UL 14 419 340 126 Quick Search by Assignee Name Google Patent Search MARKET SHARE 15 65 z CURRENT IMPLANT IMAGES NOT TO SCALE HiRes 90K Advantage HiRes 90k Q g Cl422 Slim Straight not shown Cl24RE Contour Advance CA2. or Straight ST CI24R Double Array not shown CONCERT SONATA COMING SOON MED EL s SYNCHRONY Cochlear Implant System PENDING REGULATORY APPROVAL NOT AVAILABLE IN ALL MARKETS Factsheet 1 Sonova Holding AG owns Phonak Advanced Bionics New Tech Could Take Share From Cochlear Cochlearl mplantHELP com ADVANCED BIONICS COCHLEAR MED EL COMMENTS MAXI MUM ie ies is the seis of ee STI MULATION 3 updates per second the implan RATE 83 000 PPS 32 000 PPS 51 000 PPS is capable of providing 16 HANNEL 120 virtual 22 12 Electrical contacts between the ELECTRODES 16 22 Up to 24 implant and the cochlea ERODE Sees drivers generally use alread current sources DRIVERS 16 1 12 p MAXI MUM SI MULTANEOUS 4 i 1 ELECTRODE DRI VERS Implant to sound processor RF CARRIER amp DATA RATE 49 MHz 1Mb sec 5 MHz 0 5Mb sec 12 MHz 0 6Mb sec communication frequency amp data rate Multiple array types provide FLEX 28 options for unusual physiologies HiFocus Mid Scala eee ee FLEX 24 New MED EL FLEX arrays are ELECTRODE HiFocus 1J CI24RE CA Standard smaller in diameter ARRAN l 3 CI24RE ST HiFocus Helix 5 Medium CI24R Double Array Compressed l FLEX 28 28 0 23 1 o in millimeters ELECTRODE Mid Scala 18 5 15 0 CI24RE CA 23 9 15 0 Standard 31 5 26 4 aoe Length L x Width W IMPLANT Cl422 50 5 x 30 6 CONCERT 45 7 x 25 4 A E mere Advantage 56 0 x 28
3. 0 DIMENSIONS CI24RE 51 2 x 30 9 SONATA 45 7 x 24 8 etm WITHOUT ARRAY HiRes 90K 56 0 x 28 0 CI24R 51 2 x 30 9 PULSAR 33 6 x 26 4 IMPLANT CASE THICKNESS Advantage HiRes 90K un Ul U1 Ul Cl422 6 9 CI24RE 6 9 CI24R 6 9 CONCERT 4 5 SONATA 5 9 PULSAR 4 0 Measurements in millimeters mm Cl24R Double Array 14 400 PPS R Zeng FG Rebscher S Harrison W Sun X Feng H Cochlear Implants System Design Integration and Evaluation Page 63 Table II Cochlear Cl24RE housing and coil available with two electrode array configurations Contour Advance CA and Full Band Straight ST Cl24R is configured with a split array for ossification MED EL offers four unique electrode array designs in the FLEX Portfolio Cochlearl mplantHELP com ADVANCED BIONICS COCHLEAR MED EL COMMENTS Measurements in millimeters RENEE eer Cl422 2 3 CONCERT N A mm DEPTH HiRes ee 30 CI24RE 2 3 SONATA 2 0 SL Pade se fey 2 o Drill or not to Drill a Well for the CI24R 2 3 PULSAR Data not available Cochlear Implant s Internal Device Measurements in millimeters rere Advantage 2 5 Cl422 4 6 CONCERT 4 5 mm FROM BONE HiRes 90K 2 5 CI24RE 4 6 SONATA 3 9 Elevation from bone often CI24R 4 6 PULSAR Data not available referred to as bump height Weight in grams g MELA Advantage 12 0 Cl422 9 5 CONCERT 7 6 WEIGHT Hi
4. 230 59x9x19 Zinc air 51 3 x9 x 47 7 Standard 57 8 x 8 7 x 36 5 without an earhook or T Mic 2 PROCESSOR i l DI MENSI ONS Zinc Air Pak 53x9 x 19 Nucleus 6 CP920 with RONDO 44 1x11 8x 37 2 Neptune dimensions with water AS INDICATED IN Neptune 26 x 18 x 60 Compact 39 1 x 9 x 47 7 pee configuration amp Color eee Neptune Connect 17 x 18 x 58 Standard 48 1 x 9 x 47 7 OMe Zinc air 48 1x9 x 47 7 Cochlear Nucleus 6 dimensions are with a medium earhook MED EL OPUS 2 XS amp Standard battery aa use disposable zinc air batteries Naida with Nucleus 6 CP910 with OPUS 2 with ere mes PowerCel 110 11g Compact 10 5g XS 9 49 Weights of battery packs include PowerCel 170 13g Standard 13 0g DaCapo 10 1g batteries PowerCel 230 13g Zinc air 12 89 Standard 12 4g Zinc Air Pak 13g Nucleus 6 CP920 with RONDO 21 5g with magnet amp Neptune 32g Compact 9 8g batteries Neptune with Connect 43g Standard 12 4g Zinc air 12 1g IP57 Na da ee Po a with OPUS 2 No claims made IP rating description IP68 Na da with AquaCase le ante A E er RONDO No claims made WATERPROOF with AquaMic amp PowerCel 110 rechargeable battery module battery IP68 Neptune sound processor amp AquaMic configuration IP68 Nucleus 6 Aqua 1 with Aqua coil amp rechargeable batteries MI CROPHONE Na da T Mic2 at ear canal entrance two omnidirectional on top one located in headpiece Neptune Located in headp
5. Germany members share amp exchange MANUFACTURER Spanish Latin America amp Spain English EU ME amp Africa Spanish Spain information FACEBOOK Dutch Nederland Spanish Latin America PRESENCE German Germany Italian Italy French France Vietnamese Viet Nam Bionic Ear Association Cochlear country website Connect with the MED EL US Connect with the Bionic Ear Connect with a global team of Patient Support Team MANUFACTURER Association BEA a support volunteers around the world MED EL Offices Worldwide SPONSORED network of volunteers amp hearing through the Cochlear Awareness TAPERE health professionals Network CAN EU Newsletter MANUFACTURER wouter Teien a Tantar voter Tsar MSE Linkedin Pinterest Linkedin Pinterest Linkedin Pinterest Instagram Instagram Instagram TE ma Volunteer implantees are often VOLUNTEER Bonie Par eo E an any matched with candidates who i are seeking one on one support PROGRAMS USA UK Spain Germany Cochlear Community US through operon contact or by Nederlands Cochlear Awareness AU NZ email Upcoming sound processing may Software under development for OPUS 2 and RONDO have been Search the FDA Premarket include excitation beyond the end the Nucleus 6 sound processor to developed to support upcoming ae PMA database MCM of the array for extra low bass provide wireless connectivity sound coding strategies code ee SPON All manufacturers invest heavily in R amp D bringi
6. Res 90K 12 0 CI24RE 9 5 SONATA 8 6 i i CI24R 9 5 PULSAR 9 3 ee Advantage Titanium Cl422 Titanium CONCERT Titanium CASING geet es CI24RE Titanium SONATA Titanium HiRes 90K Titanium one CI24R Titanium PULSAR Ceramic Damage resistance from IMPACT accidental impact RESI STANCE 6 Joules 1 Joule 2 5 Joules KEE o o are available from each implan CHE Yes Yes No manufacturer procedure should always be coordinated with the implant center Aiea for MRI eee i or without magnets var MAGNET 0 2 Tesla or less 1 5 Tesla E PET TE O approval MRI WITH i 10 MRI Safety website eerie 0 3 Tesla and 1 5 Tesla Up to and including 1 5 Tesla Cochlear Implant Safety Cochlear Implant List WARRANTY 10 years 10 years 10 years CURRENT RELIABILITY 2013 Reliability Report 2014 Reliability Report Reliability Information All manufacturers claim top reliability Search the FDA database Product Code MCM Reliability overview Available without or with fixation pins requiring two 1 0mm x 1 4mm recesses 9 Has been FDA approved Magnet Dislocation An Increasing and Serious Complication Following MRI in Patients with Cochlear Implants MRI compatibility varies by country and or regulatory agency See Global Warnings MRI at 3 0 Tesla may be available with a compression bandage instructions and white paper Cochlearl mplantHELP com ADVANCED BI ONICS COCHLEAR MED EL COMMENTS N
7. a da Cl Q70 7 Nucleus 6 72 RONDO au processor from o manufacturer may not be User Guide CP910 amp CP920 User Manual available in allcmerkets User Guide pe COMING SOON CURRENT MED EL s SONNET PROCESSOR Audio Processor ieces NOT NOT AVAILABLE IN ALL MARKETS h j Factsheet Neptune OPUS 2 Each manufacturer offers i multiple wearing options User Guide User Manual CURRENT PROCESSOR a m IMAGES NOT Sen TO SCALE i Na da Cl Q70 Nucleus 6 System FineTuner Remote control discussion MyPilot CR230 Remote Assistant User Manual User Guide User Guide pages 9 11 CR210 Remote Control User Guide REMOTE CONTROL I MAGES NOT TO SCALE 11 Naida CI Q70 has received FDA approval has been approved in Europe Canada and other markets other markets are pending 12 Nucleus 6 CP900 series has received FDA and the CE Mark approval and has been approved in Canada Other markets are pending If the Nucleus 6 CP910 amp Nucleus 6 CP920 features functions are the same use of Nucleus 6 will refer to both 13 RONDO is backward compatible to all implants since 1996 Cochlearl mplantHELP com ADVANCED BIONICS COCHLEAR MED EL COMMENTS Naida with Nucleus 6 CP910 with OPUS 2 with Dimensions in millimeters PowerCel 110 49 x9x 19 Compact 42 3 x 9 x 47 7 XS 48 0 x 8 7 x 36 5 DAND a PowerCel 170 55 x 9 x 19 Standard 51 3 x 9 x 47 7 DaCapo 57 8 x 8 7 x 36 5 aade cimencionsaie PowerCel
8. attery Pack clase mono signal provides rcon Na da Yes PESES OPUS 2 Yes E i oat pent Neptune Yes with T Comm RONDO Yes A ere ible loop private buildings or areas Naida Yes with Roger digital FM OPUS 2 Yes using telecoil with FM is a wireless analog or digital on the PowerCel 170 battery Nucleus 6 Under development FM Battery Pack Cover She er her tans wireless to dedicated transmitters RONDO Yes using telecoil with either directly to the processor Nepean eA S WED Euro RM port Mini Battery Pack or gateway device i 7 OPUS 2 Yes using telecoil with a N l Yes with ComPilot External Bluetooth adapters can SEROGal Se ae oe o oe Nucleus 6 Under development 3rd party system be used on sound processors Neptune Yes with MLxi and with Wireless Phone Clip RONDO Yes using telecoil with a with direct connect inputs or via Phonak SmartLink 3rd party system FM transmitters SS da a Bilateral users can control both BILATERAL eaa Nucleus 6 Yes OPUS 2 Yes processors from either CONTROLS Neptune No RONDO Yes processor eal Le foray can SILAGE AL Naida Yes Nacieua ton OPUS 2 No r tic e STREAMI NG Neptune No i RONDO No calls and in situations where the desired sound is on one side e g in a car WIRELESS a A compatible Phonak Nucleus 6 Under development OPUS 2 With telecoil only Wireless Bluetooth streaming to BIMODAL with compatible GN ReSound both a hearing aid and an STREAMING hearing aid RONDO With telecoil on
9. iece T Mic with T Comm Nucleus 6 Two omnidirectional on top OPUS 2 One omnidirectional on top RONDO One omnidirectional MI CROPHONE AT ENTRANCE Naida Yes Microphone at the ear canal instead of above the ear better A Neptune Yes with T Comm No No in noise natural telephone and accessory headphone placement INPUT DYNAMIC Up to 80dB Up to 45dB 5 75dB IDR discussion RANGE IDR SOUND CODING STRATEGIES CIS MPS HiRes P S HiRes F120 P S t ClearVoice 1 HiRes Optima 2 ACE CIS SPEAK HD CIS FSP 18 FS4 19 FS4 p 7 These allow the audiologist to give you a different way to hear sound 14 Not approved in all markets 1 gt IIDR instantaneous input dynamic range 16 Not approved for pediatric patients in the United States may be available off label HiRes Optima processing on the HiRes Fidelity 120 platform increases battery capabilities 18 Not approved for pediatric patients in the United States may be available off label Not approved in United States subject to regulatory approval in other markets Cochlearl mplantHELP com ADVANCED BIONICS COCHLEAR MED EL COMMENTS OG Naida 5 7 OPUS 2 4 SLOTS Neptune 3 Nucleus 6 4 RONDO 4 Naida Button functions for Nucleus 6 Button functions for OPUS 2 Battery pack lock con User controls are clinician program changing volume level on off button lock on
10. ly implant sound processor Neptune No CLINIC FINDER Advanced Bionics Clinic Finder Cochlear Clinic Finder Med EL Clinic Finder Contact clinic to verify that they offer the implant of your choice QuickSync feature allows for simultaneous volume amp program setting adjustments on two sound processors bilateral users have ability to control both sound processors from one without a remote control Cochlearl mplantHELP com ADVANCED BIONICS COCHLEAR MED EL COMMENTS The Listening Room Musical Atmospheres Rehabilitation resources HOPE Re habilitation Resources Programme for Interactive Listening Activities Rehabilitation is critical for cochlear implant success with lots of material on line apps to download etc MANUFACTURER SPONSORED Listening Tools Bridge to Better Communication REHABILI TATI ON Large spreadsheet of Bridge Downloads rehabilitation apps created and maintained by Tina Childress AuD USA CAN Hearing J ourney Cochlear Community Hear Peers A R A O i Spain Hearing J ourney UK Cochlear Club learn about cochlear implants MANUFACTURER Netherlands Hearing J ourney from people who use them daily FORUMS Germany Hearing J ourney France Hearing Journey i Manufacturer Facebook pages English International English USA amp Canada English International N E e a English UK English Asia Pacific German
11. ng spirited competition for better performing implants and smaller sound processors advancing technologies Cochlearl mplantHELP com
12. off trols on off all other functions enabled microphone sensitivity amp standby program changing volume level available on the FineTuner USER mode bilateral users can use one microphone sensitivity amp telecoil Bilateral users can use one CONTROLS MyPilot to adjust both processors ua adage users ean uee FineTuner to adjust both te Assistant or Remote processors Neptune Program switch volume E aoa Uda dial sensitivity dial Control to adjust both processors Spone Audible beeps are BATTERY Naida Yes ea oe OPUS 2 Yes programmable WARNING Neptune Yes eater os RONDO Yes Visual status a Os pad parent caregiver or teacher LEP s Naida Yes jude e yee OPUS 2 Yes Neptune Yes RONDO Yes 2 BATTERY LIFE MANUFACTURER CLAI MS OF MAXI MUM OPERATI NG TI ME Na da PowerCel 110 17 hours 170 27 hours 230 36 hours Zinc Air 56 hours AAA 183 hours Neptune Ni MH AAA 21 hours Alkaline AAA 21 hours Lithium AAA 30 hours Nucleus 6 Compact 18 hours Standard 31 hours Zinc air 60 hours OPUS 2 XS 60 hours 2 DaCapo 16 hours 7 Standard 90 hours 7 RONDO 3 zinc air 5 days Zinc air batteries 675 are disposable others are rechargeable Programming algorithms trade battery life for hearing performance For BTE processors each manufacturer may have off the ear battery options WARRANTY Naida processor 3 years UHP amp Cables 3 years T Mic 2 3 years Neptune 3 yea
13. rs UHP 3 years AquaMic 2 years Cables 1 year Global warranty Nucleus 6 Processor 5 years 22 Coil amp Cables 5 years USA Warranty OPUS 2 processor 3 years Coil amp Cables 3 years OPUS 2 5 years USA only RONDO 5 years USA only Warranty period generally starts on day of initial activation may vary per country Manufacturers may offer a one time replace ment for loss or accidental damage during the initial warranty period 20 Up to 10 programs stored in processor memory for bilateral users Intellilink automatically recognizes amp selects which implant the processor is fitted on 21 When used in combination with the D coil headpiece 2 USA only Three 3 year warranty when purchased as part of an upgrade Three 3 year warranty in most global markets Cochlearl mplantHELP com ADVANCED BIONICS COCHLEAR MED EL COMMENTS Naida Yes with ComPilot Nucleus 6 CP910 Yes OPUS 2 Yes with FM Battery Pack Cover Audio cable plugged directly into DIRECT rocessor or accessory Bilateral CONNECT Neptune Yes Nucleus 6 CP920 No PONDO Yes with Mini Battery a can listen in stereo ac Na da Accessory socket on Nucleus 6 CP910 Accessor OPUS 2 Accessory socket on i y AUXILIARY Se r ate socket for adapters bottom of FM Battery Pack Cover eptune Accessory socket T Mic RONDO Accessory socket on with T Comm Nucleus 6 CP920 None bottom of Mini B
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