OSSEO GUEST PANELISTS (l-r) Dr Cor Cremers, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Netherlands;Jane Sebzda, AuD , Children's Hospital of Wisconsin;Arjan Bosman, PhD , Radboud University Nijmegen, Medical Centre, Netherlands;Oticon Medical Director of Clinical Research and Professional Relations Ravi Sockalingam, PhD;Oticon Medical CEO Jes Olsen;Seilesh Babu, MD, Michigan Ear Institute and Becki Gladdis, BSc(Hons) Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Royal Infirmary.
"The OSSEO conference presented a unique opportunity for Oticon Medical to showcase the first clinical data on the benefits provided by Oticon Medical's Ponto Pro sound processor," said Oticon Medical's US Subsidiary Manager Curt Gorman. "The findings from scientists representing leading bone anchored clinics around the world, including the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Denmark, Hong Kong and the U.S., represent an important step forward in the clinical evaluation of the audiological benefits of the Ponto Pro system for patients with conductive and mixed hearing losses and single-sided deafness."
Dr. Cor Cremers, recently retired Professor of Otology at the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, served as moderator for a distinguished group of presenters that included: Seilesh Babu, MD of Michigan Ear Institute, Arjan Bosman, PhD, Audiology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Becky Gladdis, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Dr. Jane Sebzda, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin and Ravi Sockalingam, Oticon Medical. Oticon Medical CEO Jes Olsen joined Gorman in welcoming symposium participants and provided an introduction to Oticon Medical and its patient-centered approach to bone anchored hearing solutions.
Other highlights of the Oticon Medical's participation in the three-day conference included a main session presentation led by Patrik Westerkull that looked at the Ponto system as an illustration of biomechanical and clinical considerations for bone conduction implant and abutment design and a series of hands-on workshops on the Ponto system conducted by Westerkull, Tove Rosenbom and Ravi Sockalingam
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