Nucleus® Freedom™ Reliability
Nucleus Freedom is still the most reliable implant device on the market
For more than 25 years, Cochlear has delivered the most reliable implant devices. Each new generation of Nucleus implants has been more reliable than the last, and Nucleus Freedom is no exception. Our 3 year Cumulative Survival Percentage (CSP) data demonstrates that Freedom is still the most reliable implant device on the market.
The graphs below show how the Nucleus Freedom device compares in reliability to the other cochlear implant manufacturers. Download the full PDF version.
Not all devices are the same...
Why does reliability matter?
When you choose Nucleus Freedom you are LESS likely to need additional surgery because your device has stopped working.
• It’s important to take reliability into consideration when choosing a cochlear implant system.
• The difference between Nucleus Freedom and other cochlear implants is significant.
After 3 years, 1 out of 333 Nucleus Freedom devices stopped working; while 1 out of 63 Advanced Bionics 90K devices stopped working, and 1 out of 51 Medel devices stopped working.
And at Cochlear, it Keeps Getting Better...
The only Manufacturer in Which Each Generation of Implant is More Reliable Than the Last
Just looking at the reliability of a cochlear implant manufacturer's newest implant doesn't tell the whole story.
Our Reliability Record:
• Each successive generation of Nucleus cochlear implants is more reliable than the last.
• Nucleus cochlear implants’ show a clear trend of continuous improvement with regard to implant reliability.
Nucleus Implants Reliability Combined Adult/Child Data as at 30 June 2007
Providing the highest quality, most reliable products is our top priority. Our commitment to quality begins when our engineers sit at their drawing boards to design quality products, continues through our closely monitored manufacturing processes, and through our communications to the market about the reliability of our products. Our responsibility does not stop once a recipient has undergone surgery. We are committed to continuously improving the functionality, capability and reliability of our products. We are also committed to consistent and forthright communication about issues affecting those who depend on their Nucleus implants every day.
1 Publication: Nucleus Reliability Repor t, Vol. 3, June 2007.
2 Publication: Advanced Bionics - Auditory Reliability Repor t, Summer 2007.
3 MED-EL Website: http://www.medel.at/english/30_Products/01_MAESTRO/%20pulsar/Pulsar.htm, October 2007.