MED-EL has announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved RONDO, the world’s first single-unit audio processor, according to the company. The new compact design combines the microphone, battery pack, and coil into a single externally worn processor.
The new RONDO processor can be used with all MED-EL cochlear implants. As a result, all MED-EL cochlear
RONDO is based on the company’s OPUS audio processor platform, and features MED-EL’s MAESTRO System software technologies including FineHearing™, a built-in telecoil, and Automatic Sound Management. MED-EL’s exclusive FineTuner remote control is used to adjust program, volume, sensitivity, and a variety of other listening parameters.
When released in the spring of 2013, RONDO will be available in four colors: anthracite, Nordic grey, crème, and ebony.
SOURCE: MED-EL