Firsts that have transformed lives around the world
Cochlear is the first organisation to have a multichannel cochlear implant approved by the Food and Drug Administration in the US.1
1978 - Rod Saunders becomes the first person to get a multichannel cochlear implant. "Hello Rod," are the first words he hears.
In 1982, at 37 years old, Graham Carrick becomes the first commercial Cochlear™ Nucleus® implant recipient.
At the age of 4, Holly McDonnell was the first paediatric recipient of the Cochlear™ Nucleus® implant.
More than 40 years ago, Mona Andersson from Sweden becomes the first person to get a Cochlear™ Baha® bone conduction implant.
At 102 years old, Jack Walley is the oldest cochlear implant recipient to date.
Cochlear's sound processors were the first to feature dual microphones,2 which allow people to pick up on sound from all around them.
Pictured: the Nucleus® Freedom™ cochlear implant system 2005.
Cochlear implant sound processors are the world's smallest and lightest,3 so they're less intrusive and more comfortable for people to wear.
Our bone conduction and cochlear implants were the first to deliver Made for iPhone sound processors4, which allow people to stream music, phone calls and entertainment directly to their sound processor.
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References
- Clark G. Cochlear Implants: Fundamentals and Applications. Springer-Verlag; New York: 2003.
- Patrick JF, Busby PA, Gibson PJ. The development of the Nucleus® Freedom™ cochlear implant system. Trends in amplification. 2006 Dec;10(4):175-200.
- Cochlear Limited D1190805. CP1000 Processor Size Comparison. 2019, Sept; Data on file.
- Apple Inc. 'Compatible hearing devices' [Internet]. Apple support. 2017 [cited 15 February 2019]. Available from: https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT201466#compatible