Sonitus Medical – Premier Hearing Prosthetic

Sonitus Medical, Inc., a medical device company that manufactures the world’s first non-surgical and removable hearing prosthetic to transmit sound via the teeth, recently announced that it has received CE Mark certification for its SoundBite Hearing System. The company has received its EC Certificate, which indicates Full Quality Assurance System Approval. This is the first European regulatory certification for the company and the product. SoundBite hearing system, developed by Sonitus Medical, employs a well-established principle called bone conduction to deliver clear, high quality sound to the inner ear. Nearly invisible when worn, the SoundBite system consists of an easy to insert and remove ITM (in-the-mouth) hearing device—which is custom made to fit around either the upper left or right back teeth—and a small microphone unit worn behind the ear. No modifications to the teeth are required. “Receiving the CE Mark for our SoundBite Hearing System is a significant milestone toward the global commercialization of our non-surgical bone-conduction hearing device,” said Amir Abolfathi, CEO of Sonitus Medical. Apart from the FDA clearance attained by the company earlier this year, CE Marking indicates that Sonitus Medical’s design and manufacturing processes for the SoundBite Hearing System comply with certain manufacturing and design standards under the European directive concerning medical devices. This certification enables Sonitus Medical to commercialize the SoundBite Hearing System in Europe.