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Cochlear Ltd to Purchase Oticon Medical

In a surprise announcement, Demant says it plans to sell its Hearing Implants business, Oticon Medical—which includes the Ponto bone-anchored and Neuro cochlear implant systems—to Cochlear Limited for a total of DKK 850 million (US$120 million). The deal is subject to regulatory approval.

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Audioscan Launches Software Updates for Verifit2 and Axiom

Audioscan announced a new software updates for its Verifit2 and Axiom hearing instrument verification systems. Benefits include new tools for improving the efficiency and accuracy of Speechmap verification, counseling enhancements, and new BAHD devices for DSL-BCD target verification using the Verifit Skull Simulator, among other additions, according to the company.

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Demant Issues Update on Neuro Zti Cochlear Implants

While uncertainties still exist, the company announced that it believes it has now identified the root cause of the issue, which is related to the manufacturing process and not the design of the implants. The company is currently working on implementing and verifying a solution to the issue to ensure high and consistent process quality, according to its latest announcement.

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Demant Recalls Non-implanted Neuro Zti Implants

Oticon Medical, which constitutes the hearing implants business in the Demant Group, announced that it has decided to take voluntary field corrective action by recalling non-implanted Oticon Medical Neuro Zti implants and to temporarily halt sales of new implants. The recall is entirely related to the identification of performance issues in a small subset of implants, and there have been no reported safety events with the implants, according to the company’s announcement.

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Empowering Students Scholarship Winners Announced

With its vision to support advancements in hearing and balance science that enhance the experiences of life, the AAA Foundation is committed to supporting audiology doctoral students as they continue their academic careers, learn exceptional clinical skills, and explore contemporary avenues of research.To support the students, the AAA Foundation offers a variety of scholarship programs each year and announced the recipients of the 2021 Empowering Students Scholarship Program.

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