The development of the NUCLEUS FREEDOM cochlear implant system.
Cochlear Limited (Cochlear) released the fourth-generation cochlear implant system, Nucleus Freedom, in 2005. Freedom is based on 25 years of experience in cochlear implant research and development and incorporates advances in medicine, implantable materials, electronic technology, and sound coding....
| Publicado en: | Trends in Amplification Vol. 10; no. 4; pp. 175 - 201 |
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| Formato: | diagnostic images pictorial review tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2006
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