Built on over 30 years of experience and developed in close collaboration with the world’s leading surgeons, the Profile Series is the thinnest cochlear implant platform designed to provide the most discreet appearance for both pediatric and adult cochlear implant users.

"The Nucleus Profile Implant is built on the same reliability principles that are standard for all of our current and previous generation devices," said Anthony Manna, President, Cochlear North America. "This approval further expands what is already the industry’s largest cochlear implant portfolio and supports a wider range of surgical techniques among implanting surgeons giving them and their patients the greatest possible choice."

Combined with the industry’s thinnest full length electrode, the Nucleus Profile with Slim Straight Electrode is the newest in Cochlear’s broad portfolio of electrodes designed for preservation of delicate cochlear structures, to deliver the best possible full spectral hearing performance and to accommodate specific preferences with anatomy and technique in the widest range of patient conditions. It contours the curvature of the head and is almost two times stronger than the most reliable implant ever built, the previous generation Nucleus CI24RE device. Its smooth surface is designed to minimize the risk of infection, and the removable magnet is ideally designed for MRI safety and to minimize image distortion.

"This is fantastic news because it means that more patients can enjoy the comfort and discreetness of the thin Profile Implant no matter which electrode is best for them," said Dr. Peter Weber, M.D., MBA, Otolaryngology, UMass Memorial Medical Center, and Medical Advisor to Cochlear.

People who choose the Nucleus Profile with Slim Straight Electrode will also receive the market-leading Nucleus 6 Sound Processor, which delivers more smart features than ever before, including true 2.4 GHz wireless connectivity and SmartSound® iQ, a proprietary signal processing platform that automatically adapts to different acoustic environments. These features are not only intended to help make listening easier, they are designed to help users hear and understand speech in all listening situations, even in noise.