DEVICE: Persona Medical (00851362008049)

A collection of devices designed to work in conjunction with a computer to transmit wireless data to a hearing aid for computer-aided adjustment of the hearing aid while it is being fitted to a patient by healthcare personnel. It primarily consists of computer application software and a neck loop to establish the wireless link (the radio link protocol) with the hearing aid. The hearing aid must be compatible for wireless data reception and may be behind-the-ear (BTE), in-the-ear (ITE) and completely-in-the-canal (CIC) types.

A battery-powered acoustic device intended to compensate for impaired hearing by transmitting amplified sound waves to the eardrum through air. It typically consists of a microphone, an amplifier, and a speaker (receiver) contained in a case worn behind-the-ear (BTE). The microphone receives sound waves and converts them into electrical signals which are increased by the amplifier and sent as sound waves, by the speaker, to the eardrum through an earmould that fits inside the outer ear or a tube in the ear canal. The device is used for mild to profound hearing loss; most types are programmable to enable computerized adjustments for a patient's hearing loss and related factors.