Neurelec Working on Completely Implantable Cochlear Implant

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The Denver Post, Colorado - February 25, 2011

BobNote: This is the first word I've seen of Neurelec in the race (crawl?)

toward the CI Holy Grail - a completely implantable cochlear implant (

CICI). Neurelec is a French CI maker http://www.neurelec.com - Otologics

the U.S. based maker of the Carina totally implantable MET (Middle Ear

Transducer) - read: hearing aid http://www.otologics.org

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Jury sides with French firm on implant lawsuit

A Denver jury Wednesday awarded $5.9 million to a French company that sued

a Boulder firm for misappropriating trade secrets as well as several key

employees who could help produce a highly specialized hearing implant for

the deaf.

The verdict in Denver District Court for SA Neurelec and against Otologics

came after a three-week trial that detailed how the Boulder company, a

manufacturer of an inner-ear hearing device, first planned to buy its

competitor for $30 million, then hired away its top talent when the offer

was rejected.

At issue is a cochlear implant that could revolutionize the industry because

it would be entirely implanted. Currently the technology allows for only

half of the device to be implanted.