Nucleus 5 References

1. Kochkin S. 2009 BHSM kit. [Online]. 2009 May [Cited June 2009 1]; [1 screen]. Available from: URL:http://www.betterhearing.org/professionals/turnkey09.cfm

2. Adult version: 1. www.betterhearing.org/hearing_loss/prevalence.cfm

3. IEC 60529 Ed. 2.1 b Cor.1:2003 Corrigendum 1 - Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)

4. Cochlear update March 2006 (White Paper). Pitch Steering with Sequential Stimulation of Intracochlear Electrodes (Cochlear 2006).

5. Kwon J et al. Dual-electrode pitch discrimination with sequential interleaved stimulation by cochlear implant users. J Acoust Soc Am 2006 Jul;120(1):EL1-6

6. Nucleus Reliability Report, Vol. 5, June 2008. Four years of data, launched in 2005

7. Advanced Bionics - Auditory Reliability Report, Summer 2009. 2.5 years of data, launched in 2005

8. MED-El Website [Online]. 2009 [Cited June 2009];[1 screen]. Available from: URL:http://www.medel.com/english/img/animations/SONATA_CSR.swf

9. Battmer RD et al. A multi-centre study of device failure in European cochlear implant centres. Ear Hear 2007 Apr;28(2 Suppl):95S-99S

10. Cullen RD et al. Revision cochlear implant surgery in children. Otol Neurotol 2008;29(2):214-20

11. Battmer RD et al. A review of device failure in more than 23 years of clinical experience of a cochlear implant program with more than 3,400 implantees. Otol Neurotol 2009 Jun;30(4):455-63

12. The cochlear implants produced by Advanced Bionics and Med-El referenced in the reliability studies were found to be ‘X’ times more likely to fail than the Nucleus implants produced by Cochlear.

13. Balkany T et al. Nucleus Freedom North American clinical trial. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2007;136(5):757-762

14. Pijil S et al. (2006) North American Freedom trial:Preliminary results adults. Cochlear Limited White Paper

15. Bassim MK et al. Med-EL Combi40+ CochlearImplantation in Adults. Laryngoscope 2005;115:1568-1573

16. Seguin C et al. (2005). Patient performance with the Advanced Bionics HiRes 90K Helix 1 Device with HiFocus Perimodiolar (Helix) Electrode. Advanced Bionics White Paper.

17. Multi-center validation data of the Nucleus 5 sound processor and remote assistant preliminary speech perception from the initial Fit (N=38). Data was gathered in a multi-center clinical validation evaluating the Nucleus 5 Sound Processor (CP810) and Remote Assistant (CR110). Interim results on experienced (5 months to 4 years, 9 months) Freedom recipients are reported.

18. The Nucleus Freedom Cochlear Implant System: Adult Post Market Surveillance Trials Results.

19. Post Market Surveillance, P970051/5028; Poster presented at 12th Symposium on Cochlear Implants in Children, June 2009.

20. Based on Cochlear Surgeons’ Preference Survey: Internal Reliability Preferences. Data on file, June 2009.

21. Internal data on file, November 2008

22. Cochlear Internal White Paper, November 2008

23. The Cochlear Implants produced by Advanced Bionics and Med-El referenced in the reliability studies were found to be ‘X’ times more likely to fail than the Nucleus Implants produced by Cochlear.

24. Multicenter Australian validation study of the Nucleus 5 Sound Processor using the Zoom™ microphone setting. Interim speech performance in noise (n=15).