SYNCHRONY for EAS
Featuring the latest technology and the softest electrode arrays in the industry, SYNCHRONY lets you hear the world in full colour.
The Full Spectrum of Sound
To hear your best with EAS, you need to have some natural hearing ability—even if it’s only some sounds. Your natural hearing will help you to hear the low tones, giving you the full spectrum of sound.
A good quality EAS system should be designed to preserve your natural hearing. A poorly-designed implant could damage your ear, putting your natural hearing ability at risk. That’s why it’s important to choose an implant that is designed to protect your ear, so that you can maintain your natural hearing and experience sounds as they were meant to be heard.
Why Choose SYNCHRONY:
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Soft Electrode Arrays
SYNCHRONY uses the softest electrode arrays in the industry, to protect your remaining natural hearing and give you the full spectrum of sound.
2
Outstanding MRI Safety*
With outstanding MRI safety, SYNCHRONY is there with you no matter what life brings.
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Lifetime Reliability
Using our decades of experience, SYNCHRONY is built for long-term reliability, to bring you a lifetime of hearing.
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Flexible Compatibility
Benefit from the latest technology. SYNCHRONY is compatible with all our current EAS audio processors, giving you the flexibility to upgrade at any time.
Hear Naturally
SYNCHRONY is built to protect your ear, particularly the delicate structures of your cochlea. This way, you can keep more of your natural hearing ability once you have your implant, giving you optimal sound quality.
But how does SYNCHRONY protect your natural hearing? It’s all to do with the electrode array, the long thin part of the implant which is inserted into your cochlea. SYNCHRONY’s electrode array is super soft and flexible—in fact it is the softest in the industry. Because of this, it can be inserted very gently into your cochlea, preserving your natural hearing ability, and helping you to hear your best.
Easy MRI
Life has its unexpected bumps and falls, and most of us will have an MRI scan at some point in our lifetime. Thankfully, SYNCHRONY has outstanding MRI safety. Its specially-designed magnet can undergo even high-resolution MRIs at 3.0 Tesla, without having extra surgery** to remove the magnet.
That means you won’t have to have additional surgery just to get an MRI scan. There will be no hearing downtime—you can start hearing again straight after the scan. With SYNCHRONY, you can have hassle-free MRIs, without giving your implant a second thought.
Great Protection. Guaranteed.
Because of our long and positive experience with MRIs and cochlear implants, we offer a life-long MRI guarantee. We promise to replace your implant in the very unlikely event that it’s damaged during an MRI scan.
This life-long MRI guarantee for cochlear implants is the first and only to be offered by any company and covers all MED-EL cochlear implants from as far back as 1994. So you can feel confident about any future MRI scans.
Reliable Hearing
An EAS system should enable you to hear all day, every day, without any interruptions. Your implant should be of the highest quality, to give you reliable hearing for many years to come.
For this reason, we have spent decades developing the most reliable implants in the industry. Each MED-EL implant is handmade at our headquarters in Europe, to ensure it is of the high quality we expect. That way, you get the reliable hearing you expect.
Upgrade at Any Time
Your implant will be with you for many years, but that doesn’t mean you can’t benefit from the latest technology. With SYNCHRONY, you can use any MED-EL EAS audio processor, so it’s possible to upgrade at any time.
That means you can get the newest audio processor without having extra surgery to get a new implant. SYNCHRONY is designed to ensure you hear your best now, and in the future.
Be Flexible. Be Free.
Smaller and lighter than SONNET 2 EAS and equipped with integrated direct streaming, SONNET 3 EAS offers you freedom and flexibility. Experience closest to natural hearing with our latest behind-the-ear audio processor.
Reliability
See why hundreds of thousands of people have entrusted MED-EL with their hearing.
Discover MoreTechnical Data
SYNCHRONY
Cochlear Implant (Mi1200)
Stimulation Features
- Sequential non-overlapping stimulation on 12 electrode channels
- Simultaneous (parallel) stimulation on 2 to 12 electrode channels
- 24 independent current sources
- Stimulation reference electrode on titanium housing
- Stimulation rates of up to 50,704 pulses per second
- Range of pulse phase duration: 2.1–425.0 μs/phase
- Interphase gaps of 2.1, 10, 20 and 30μs
- Time resolution (nominal values): 1.67 μs
- Current range (nominal value): 0–1200 μA per pulse phase
Pulse Shapes
- Biphasic, symmetric triphasic and triphasic precision pulses
Comprehensive Diagnostic Toolkit
- Status Telemetry
- Impedance and Field Telemetry (IFT)
- Electrophysiology measurements reference electrode on titanium housing
- Auditory Nerve Response Telemetry (ART™)
- Electrically Evoked Auditory Brainstem Response (EABR)
- Electrically Evoked Stapedius Reflex Threshold (ESRT)
- Electric Acoustic Evoked Potential (EAEP)
Housing Design
- Impact resistance up to 2.5 Joule
- Unique PIN variant with fixation pins for additional stability
- Hermetically sealed titanium housing
- Stimulator: 17.3 mm x 25.4 mm x 4.5 mm
- Coil: 29.0 mm diameter x 3.3 mm thick (typical)
- Weight: 7.6 g
Safety Features
- Independent safety capacitors for each electrode channel
- Unique Implant ID (IRIS)
- Biocompatibility standard according to Standard ISO 10993-1
- Latex-free***
MRI Conditions*
- MR Conditional at 0.2, 1.0, 1.5 and 3.0 Tesla
- No magnet removal required even at 3.0 Tesla
- ABI is MR Conditional at 0.2, 1.0, and 1.5 Tesla.****
Removable Magnet
- Magnet removable for minimized image distortion
- Rotatable magnet within hermetic titanium housing
- Self-aligning to external magnetic field
- Conical shape for secure placement
Electrode Arrays
FLEX Series
The softest and most flexible electrode arrays, designed for Structure Preservation and Complete Cochlear Coverage. Featuring 19 platinum electrode contacts and FLEXtip technology for atraumatic insertion.
FLEXSOFT
- 26.4 mm stimulation range
- Diameter at basal end: 1.3 mm
- Dimensions at apical end: 0.5 x 0.4 mm
FLEX28
- 23.1 mm stimulation range
- Diameter at basal end: 0.8 mm
- Dimensions at apical end: 0.5 x 0.4 mm
FLEX26
- 20.9 mm stimulation range
- Diameter at basal end: 0.8 mm
- Dimensions at apical end: 0.5 x 0.3 mm
FLEX24
- 20.9 mm stimulation range
- Diameter at basal end: 0.8 mm
- Dimensions at apical end: 0.5 x 0.3 mm
FLEX20
- 15.4 mm stimulation range
- Diameter at basal end: 0.8 mm
- Dimensions at apical end: 0.5 x 0.3 mm
FORM Series
Designed specifically for malformed cochleae and for instances where leakage of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is expected. Featuring 24 platinum electrode contacts and SEAL technology designed to aid closing of the cochlear opening.
FORM24
- 18.7 mm stimulation range
- Diameter at basal end: 0.8 mm
- Diameter at apical end: 0.5 mm
FORM19
- 14.3 mm stimulation range
- Diameter at basal end: 0.8 mm
- Diameter at apical end: 0.5 mm
CLASSIC Series
Features 24 platinum electrode contacts.
STANDARD
- 26.4 mm stimulation range
- Diameter at basal end: 1.3 mm
- Diameter at apical end: 0.5 mm
MEDIUM
- 20.9 mm stimulation range
- Diameter at basal end: 0.8 mm
- Diameter at apical end: 0.5 mm
COMPRESSED
- 12.1 mm stimulation range
- Diameter at basal end: 0.7 mm
- Diameter at apical end: 0.5 mm
Auditory Brainstem Implant (ABI) Electrode Array
Features 12 active contacts on a soft preshaped silicone paddle. MR Conditional at 0.2, 1.0, and 1.5 Tesla.****
* The SYNCHRONY cochlear implant is MR conditional. Recipients with a SYNCHRONY cochlear implant may be safely MRI scanned at 0.2, 1.0, 1.5, and 3.0 Tesla following the conditions detailed in the instructions for use.
** Unless required for diagnostic reasons.
*** Whereby “free” means “not made with latex” according to current
FDA guidance.
**** MED-EL cochlear implants since 1994 are MR conditional. Recipients with a SYNCHRONY Auditory Brainstem Implant may be safely MRI scanned at 0.2, 1.0, and 1.5 Tesla following the conditions detailed in the Medical Procedures Manual.
