On June 23, 2021, the Oticon Medical Neuro Cochlear Implant System (NCIS) was granted premarket approval (PMA) in the US to treat individuals 18 years or older, with bilateral severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss, who obtain limited benefit from appropriately fitted hearing aid(s).
To help assure the continued safety and effectiveness of an approved device, a post-approval study was required as a condition of approval under 21 CFR 814.82(a)(2).
The purpose of this study is to provide longer-term data on the safety and effectiveness of the Neuro Cochlear Implant System under general conditions of use in the postmarket environment.
Individuals 18 years of age or older
Obtain limited benefit from appropriately fitted hearing aids
Bilateral severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss _ Severe-to-profound hearing loss is determined by a pure-tone average (PTA) superior or equal (≥) to 70 dB HL at 500, 1000 and 2000 Hz. Limited benefit from amplification is defined by scores of 50% or less on a validated sentence recognition test in quiet (AzBio sentences), in the best-aided listening condition _
Previous cochlear implantation
Ossification or any other cochlear anomaly that might prevent complete insertion of the electrode array
Active external or middle ear infections or tympanic membrane perforation in the ear to be implanted
Presence of medical contraindications to middle-ear or inner-ear surgery or anesthesia as required