Advanced Bionics Cochlear Implant | New CI Connect for Bluetooth and 3D Implant Magnet! Dr. Cliff Olson, Audiologist and Founder of Applied Hearing Solutions in Phoenix Arizona, discusses Advanced Bionics' CI Connect accessory for Bluetooth with a Naida CI, and new 3D Implant Magnet that can be used in up to a 3 Tesla MRI machine!
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Advanced Bionics, the manufacturer of the Naida Q90 Cochlear Implant, has recently made a few nice additions to their already impressive Cochlear Implant & Naida Processor. Originally, the Advanced Bionics T-Mic, the microphone that hangs in-front of your ear, was originally intended to improve microphone placement when using the telephone. While it did do this and do it well, using Bluetooth to stream directly from a cell phone is an even better option.
While the T-Mice remains, due to it's ability to utilize the power of the Pinna Effect, Advanced Bionics has developed the CI Connect to allow it's Naida processor to connect to any Bluetooth device. This means that you will be able to stream audio from nearly any Bluetooth device. This includes Phone Calls, Podcasts, Audio books, and RU-vid Videos.
The CI Connect is a tiny little attachment that can be placed on the bottom of any 170 battery, and converts your Naida Q90 into a Bluetooth Processor. Just pair it with your phone, or other Bluetooth enabled device, and you're all set. On phone calls, it picks up your voice and sends it to the other person.
The CI Connect does have a few limitations. First, you can only stream to one ear at a time. Second, it doesn't have a smartphone app for you to use to change programs, volume, etc.
The other new product that Advanced Bionics has rolled out is their new 3D Magnet for their Hi RES Ultra 3D Cochlear Implant. This magnet lets you receive up to a 3.0 Tesla MRI without requiring a splint or the need to surgically remove the magnet before the MRI. The magnet is comprised of 4 rotatable magnet rods encased in a revolving disc that allow the magnet to provide alignment with the MRI field in all 3 dimensions.
The Magnet seems like a minor improvement to the Hi RES Ultra Cochlear Implant, but it is definitely worth while, especially if you find yourself needing an implant at some point in the future. However, while it is safe to do an MRI with the magnet in place, the magnet could still impede imaging capabilities in the are of the magnet.
Overall, the CI Connect and the Ultra 3D Magnet are both nice additions to the Advanced Bionics offerings and a LOT of AB users should be excited about these new features.
21 авг 2024
