Cochlear Launches World's First and Only Smart Cochlear Implant System

• Upgradeable Firmware: The Cochlear™ Nucleus^® Nexa™ System features upgradeable firmware on the implant – an industry first, allowing recipients to access future innovation through firmware updates.
• Smallest Sound Processor: The new Nucleus 8 Nexa Sound Processor, with the new Power Compact rechargeable battery, is the smallest sound processor with all day battery life# on the market. It is 9% smaller and 12% lighter than the Nucleus 8 Sound Processor with the Power Extend battery.^1,2
• Internal Memory: The implant includes internal memory to securely store patients' unique hearing settings (MAPs), which can be transferred to any Nucleus Nexa Sound Processor, making it easier to stay connected to sound if a patient ever loses or damages their sound processor.
• New Portfolio: The new system includes the Nucleus Nexa Implant, the Nucleus Kanso^® 3 Nexa Sound Processor and the Nucleus 8 Nexa Sound Processor. In addition, those with Cochlear's legacy Nucleus Systems will be able to upgrade to the new Kanso 3 Sound Processor.

LONE TREE, Colo., July 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cochlear Limited (ASX: COH), the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, today announced the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the Cochlear™ Nucleus^® Nexa™ System – the world's first and only^3* smart cochlear implant system.