During a bilateral cochlear implantation, the doctor could not confirm that the synchrony 2 cochlear implant had successfully coiled, even after several x-ray where taken.It was decided to use a smaller cochlear implant which successfully coiled as confirmed by x-ray imaging.The defective synchrony 2 cochlear implant was returned to the manufacturer on july 23rd.The company informed uf that, according to fda regulations, the implant that was not used during the surgical procedure must be returned to the company.Company sent an over-night shipping package to obtain the device.Once the defective product is returned, the company will investigate the problem with the device and consider if uf must be reimbursed due to its malfunctioning.
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