Cochlear announced, on September 12, that it was issuing a voluntary recall of *unimplanted* Nucleus 5 implants. The Nucleus 5 is what Irene is using. We have had great results with her implants so far, but we will be vigilant in watching for any performance issues in light of this news. Key quote: > Cochlear said in its announcement that all existing recipients with a Nucleus C1500 series implant could continue to use the system as normal. > > The CI500 range of Cochlear implants, though, will no longer be placed in patients with Cochlear to now use its 'Freedom' implant range instead until the technical issues surrounding the Nucleus 5 are resolved. > > The Freedom range is the second most recent version of the technology.
> > Cochlear said those patients with the CI500 range already in their body could seek to have it tested. > > The company said that fewer than 1 per cent of CI512 implants had failed since its launch in 2009, but that it had identified a recent increase in the number of Nucleus CI512 implant failures. > > To be cautious the company had decided to recall the Nucleus CI500 range of implants while it investigates the cause of the problem. According to Cochlear, less than one percent of the devices have failed since they were introduced in 2009. You can read an official statement from Cochlear [here](http://products.cochlearamericas.com/suspension). ***
I guess this is an appropriate time to also mention that the FDA has officially granted approval for Advanced Bionics to sell their HiRes 90K implants in the United States once again, following a voluntary recall of the device that the company issued in 2010. More information from *Deaf News Today* [here](http://deafnewstoday.blogspot.com/2011/09/recalled-implant-back-on-market.html?m=0).
