How The Osia® System Works

The Cochlear Osia® system is the first of its kind - with an active osseointegrated steady-state implant. The Cochlear Osia is made of two parts: the sound processor and the implant. The implant is placed behind the ear and underneath the skin. The sound processor is placed near to the ear and is held in place by a magnetic connection. The Osia dual microphones that capture sound, which the sound processor converts into a digital signal. That signal is then transmitted through the skin via a digital link, and travels down to the implant to the Piezo Power transducer. Using piezoelectric material, the transducer generates mechanical vibrations. The titanium implant, which is fused with the bone, transmits those vibrations through the skull and directly to the inner ear, where those vibrations are converted into electrical impulses. Once that’s done, those impulses are sent to the brain to be interpreted as sound. This is just one of the reasons why the Cochlear Osia System is a gamechanger.