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University Hospitals reported that enrollment in Cochlear’s ELEVATE pivotal trial has concluded with 56 participants across 11 U.S. sites. Three participants received implants at its Cleveland center. The investigational Totally Implantable Cochlear Implant (TICI) system incorporates an implanted microphone and battery, allowing hearing without a worn external sound processor. Participants will undergo hearing-performance and safety assessments during follow-up.
Moving the microphone beneath the skin introduces the particular engineering challenge of separating environmental sound from internally generated noise, including swallowing and muscle movement.