The cochlear story / Veronica Bondarew and Peter Seligman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bondarew, Veronica.

Contributor:

Seligman, Peter.

Series:

Bright Ideas Series

CSIRO Publishing bright ideas

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cochlear implants--Australia.

Cochlear implants.

Hearing aids--Australia.

Hearing aids.

Biotechnology--Australia.

Biotechnology.

Cochlear Pty Limited.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Pub., 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Documents the human story behind the development and success of the cochlear implant.

Contents:

Cover; Foreword; Contents; Introduction; 1. The beginning: a visionary entrepreneur, Paul Trainor; 2. Also in the beginning: a visionary scientist, Graeme Clark; 3. The champions in government: Ralph Tobias and Ian Macphee; 4. Engineers were vital: David Money and others; 5. A marketeer and a doctor provide evidence of demand: the market study; 6. A prototype became commercially possible: the tiger team; 7. Proof for the regulators: Mike Hirshorn and Dianne Mecklenburg; 8. A global market beckoned: Ron West, Monika Lehnhardt and Sue Roberts

9. Without surgeons it was just clever engineering: Bill Gibson10. The entrepreneur bids adieu: Paul Trainor; 11. A global conglomerate rose and fell: Pacific Dunlop; 12. An Asian expansion became necessary: Japan; 13. A saving grace emerged: Catherine Livingstone; 14. Lives were changed: Li Cunxin and his daughter; 15. The future is promising: Chris Roberts; 16. Software and hardware: development of a clinical system; Photographs and illustrations; Appendix: Interviewees for The Cochlear Story; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613909565

9780643106840

0643106847

9781283597111

128359711X

9780643097520

064309752X

OCLC:

820816062