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Otologics LLC
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Middle Ear Hearing Implants |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Boulder, Colorado |
Key people | Jose H. Bedoya, CEO |
| Products | Carina, MET |
| Website | www.otologics.org |
Otologics LLC, is a medical device company which produces middle ear hearing implant. Its headquarters are located in Boulder, Colorado, with offices and a distribution network throughout Europe, Asia, and Latin America. [1] · [2]
The development of Otologics' middle ear implants began with the work of John M. Fredrickson, M.D., in the 1970s and 80s while he was a surgeon and researcher at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1996, Otologics LLC was founded in Boulder, Colorado by Jose Bedoya [1]
Products
Otologics produces Carina and MET, middle ear implants which bypass the ear canal and eardrum.[2] Carina is the only hearing implant on the market that includes a rechargeable battery and a microphone that is implanted completely under the skin. [1] Carina and MET received their CE markings in October 2006 [3] and are sold throughout Europe, Asia and Latin America. [1] · [3] In the United States, Otologics hearing implants are currently undergoing approval process by the Food and Drug Administration. [3]
References
- ^ a b c d Otologics official website http://otologics.org/ueberuns.html/ About us].Retrieved 2011-03-18
- ^ a b PR Newswire Association LLC. Otologics, Maker of the Carina (TM) Fully Implantable Hearing Device, Will Demonstrate This Breakthrough Technology at the European Academy of Neural Otology, in Cologne, Germany September 20 to 24th. The Free Library by Farflex. Retrieved 2011-03-18 http://thefreelibrary.com/Otologics,+Maker+of+the+Carina(TM)+Fully+Implantable+Hearing+Device,...-a0151609241
- ^ a b c Robert M. Traynor and John M. Fredrickson. The Future is Here: The Otologics Fully Implantable Hearing System. Audiology online. retrieved 2011-03-18. http://www.audiologyonline.com/articles/article_detail.asp?article_id=1903
External links
- Otologics website
- PR Newswire Association LLC. Otologics, Maker of the Carina(TM)Fully Implantable Hearing Device, Will Demonstrate This Breakthrough Technology at the European Academy of Neural Otology, in Cologne, Germany September 20 to 24th. The Free Library by Farflex. Retrieved 2011-03-18
- Robert M. Traynor and John M. Fredrickson. The Future Is Here: The Otologics Fully Implantable Hearing System. Audiology Online. Retrieved 2011-03-18