Osia® implants
Designed to work with your body to help you hear and communicate with ease. Learn about the innovative technology behind the Osia® Implant.
What you'll find on this page
- How the Cochlear™ Osia® OSI200 Implant is different.
- The benefits of Piezo Power™ technology.
- MRI considerations with the Osia Implant.
A hearing implant reimagined
The Osia OSI200 Implant bypasses damaged areas of your outer or middle ear. The implant is placed under the skin where it’s attached to a bone conduction (BI300) implant to send hearing signals directly to your inner ear.
Piezo Power technology
The new Osia System uses a special Piezo Power transducer expands and contracts to create powerful vibrations.
Piezoelectricity has been used for years in many products, like microphones and high-end speakers. However, Cochlear is pioneering the use of piezoelectricity in hearing implants.
One of the many advantages of our Piezo Power transducer is its ability to vibrate at high frequencies, the area of sound most important for speech understanding.
Lifetime testing shows that Piezo Power technology provides powerful and consistent performance over time.2
The power to hear more
The Osia System is for people with hearing loss up to 55 dB SNHL*. This means it can address a wide range of hearing loss levels and continue to help you hear, even if your hearing loss gets worse over time.
"I’ve followed Cochlear for quite a few years, and I knew they had a great reputation. So, I was pretty confident. I’m a bit adventurous, so I thought, why not?"
- Adrian, Osia System recipient, Australia
Designed to implant. Made to last.
The Piezo Power transducer has a completely different design to traditional bone conduction transducers. With no movement between parts, the technology is well suited to deliver long-term performance and durability.
Significant improvement in hearing
The Osia System has been tested in trials across multiple clinics around the world. After one year, people who received the new technology showed significant hearing improvement, even in noisy environments.1
Osia users show a significant improvement in their ability to understand speech in quiet and in noisy environments.1
Designed for safe MRIs
The Osia Implant is approved for MRIs at 1.5 and 3.0 Tesla**.4
More information
Disclaimer
Please seek advice from your health professional about treatments for hearing loss. Outcomes may vary, and your health professional will advise you about the factors which could affect your outcome. Always read the instructions for use. Not all products are available in all countries. Please contact your local Cochlear representative for product information.
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Views expressed are those of the individual. Consult your health professional to determine if you are a candidate for Cochlear technology.
*SNHL means sensorineural hearing level
** The OSI200 implant is MRI conditional at 1.5 T and 3 T. Refer to Osia MRI guidelines for further information.
Reference
- https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03086135?term=NCT03086135&rank=1
- Goh J. OSI200 Implant Accelerated Life Test Report. D1439967. Cochlear Bone Anchored Solutions AB, Sweden 2019
- Kristo S. Excessive handling test report Osia 2 SP. D1611803. Cochlear Bone Anchored Solutions AB, Sweden 2019
- Refer to Osia MRI guidelines for further information.