The Nucleus® Nexa™ System
Introducing the world's first and only smart cochlear implant system.
The future of hearing.
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Responsive
The Nucleus® Nexa™ System enables the world’s smallest and lightest sound processors with all day battery life.6,#,^ Responding to your patients’ listening needs, it adapts its power usage across the day so your patients can get on with life.
Connected
The system brings you and your patients into a connected ecosystem of care and support, from surgery to the clinic and into their everyday lives.±
Future-ready
You and your patients are ready to access new or improved features and future innovations as they become available with the world’s first and only smart cochlear implant.
EXPLORE
Introducing the world’s first and only smart cochlear implant system
Nucleus Nexa Implant
The world’s first and only smart implant, offering both upgradeable firmware and internal memory. With a smart implant your patients will be ready to access future innovations as they become available through a simple firmware update.
Features
Smart new features
The world's first and only smart implant securely stores your patients’ MAPs in their smart implant memory, and can be quickly and easily copied to a new or replacement sound processor in the future.
Patient Benefits
This is what smart sounds like
Nucleus Nexa sound processors sense and respond to changes in your patients’ listening environment and automatically adjust to provide clearer sound using SmartSound® iQ 2 with SCAN 2.1-4
When your patients want to focus on face-to-face conversation, ForwardFocus reduces distracting background noise automatically or at the touch of a button in the Nucleus Smart App.5,†
Nucleus Nexa sound processors offer high quality audio streaming from compatible+ smartphones and, in the future, smart TVs, laptops, and a growing list of personal devices using next-generation Bluetooth® LE Audio technology.*
Your patients will have the opportunity to access what's being broadcast at airports, conference centres, theatres and other public venues as Auracast™ broadcast audio becomes available in the future.¥
Smart benefits explained
Memory on the implant
The benefits of a smart cochlear implant with its own internal memory.
Dynamic power management
Better system efficiency enabling your patients to get on with life.
Smart hearing technology
How responsive technology can make hearing easier.
Upgradeable firmware
Access to new or improved features and future innovations as they become available.
Professional Benefits
A connected ecosystem of care and support
Experience convenient access to intraoperative measurements from the Nucleus SmartNav System in the operating room to Custom Sound® Pro fitting software in the clinic, to enable an efficient and confident activation.
To enable more personalised care, datalogs allow you to see how patients are using their device in the real world, including time in speech, coil-offs and feature use.
Expanding on the comprehensive programming tools available, Custom Sound Pro fitting software now includes two new diagnostics tests to provide additional reassurance the system is working as intended.
Access the data you need to monitor patient progress remotely and provide care when it’s needed. Patients can conveniently use Remote Care± services through the Nucleus Smart App from home, at work, or when they’re away.
Resources
For professionals
Education and support
Your one-stop, searchable source for product and clinic support information, FAQ’s, guides and more. Includes resources for both you and your patients.
Clinical evidence
Explore the latest professional insights and evidence to enhance your clinical decision making.
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Learn more about the Nucleus Nexa System
Discover the world’s first and only smart cochlear implant and learn about what makes it different from other cochlear implants.
Learn more about the world’s smallest and lightest sound processors6,^ which feature the latest hearing technology and direct streaming options.
Provide care to your patients when and where it's needed, without a clinic visit.
Disclaimer
This material is intended for health professionals. If you are a consumer, please seek advice from your health professional about treatments for hearing loss. Outcomes may vary, and your health professional will advise you about the factors which could affect your outcome. Always read the instructions for use. Not all products are available in all countries. Please contact your local Cochlear representative for product information.
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# The described feature and benefit are available for recipients with a Nucleus Nexa Implant only. Battery life varies for every user, according to the age of the battery, the programs used each day, your implant type, the thickness of skin covering your implant, and the size and type of battery used. Streaming from compatible devices, True Wireless devices or FM may decrease sound processor battery life depending on how often and for how long streaming is engaged. For Nucleus 8 Nexa and Kanso 3 Nexa sound processors, a full day of battery life is defined as 16 hours.
^ The Nucleus Kanso 3 Nexa Sound Processor is the world’s smallest and lightest rechargeable off-the-ear sound processor.
† ForwardFocus is clinician-enabled within the Custom Sound Pro fitting software and can be user-controlled with the Cochlear Nucleus Smart App or as an automated program.
+ For compatibility information and devices visit www.cochlear.com/compatibility and www.resound.com/compatibility.
* As Bluetooth LE Audio compatible devices become available, a firmware update will be required for you to use certain features. Auracast™ broadcast audio capability is subject to third party adoption of the Auracast protocol.
¥ Auracast™ broadcast audio capability is subject to third party adoption of the Auracast protocol.
~ Scan 2 is approved for use with any recipient ages 6 years and older, who is able to 1) complete objective speech perception testing in quiet and in noise in order to determine and document performance 2) report a preference for different program settings.
± Remote Care is not available in all markets and patient must have cellular or WiFi connection for use of Remote Care features.
References
- Cochlear Limited. D1864200 SCAN-2 Design Description. 2022, Apr.
- Mauger SJ, Warren C, Knight M, Goorevich M, Nel E. Clinical evaluation of the Nucleus 6 cochlear implant system: performance improvements with SmartSound iQ. International Journal Of Audiology. 2014, Aug; 53(8): 564-576. [Sponsored by Cochlear]
- Mauger S, Jones M, Nel E, Del Dot J. Clinical outcomes with the Kanso™ off-the-ear cochlear implant sound processor. International Journal Of Audiology. 2017, Jan 9; 1-10. [Sponsored by Cochlear]
- Wolfe J, Neumann S, Marsh M, Schafer E, Lianos L, Gilden J, O'Neill L, Arkis P, Menapace C, Nel E, Jones M. Benefits of Adaptive Signal Processing in a Commercially Available Cochlear Implant Sound Processor. Otol Neurotol. 2015 Aug; 36(7):1181-90. [Sponsored by Cochlear]
- Cochlear Limited. D1913968 Nucleus 8 Whitepaper. 2024, Jan.
- Cochlear Limited. D1190805 Processor Size Comparison. 2024, May.