SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY — Oticon, Inc. has expanded its portfolio of hearing solutions available on the Veterans Administration contract with the introduction of three new products: Oticon Zeal™ , Oticon Intent™ miniBTE R , and Oticon Verit™ miniRITE T with zinc-air batteries. The additions are intended to give Government Services audiologists more options to meet the needs and preferences of Veterans, U.S....
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Audiologists working within the VA system can now prescribe three additional Oticon models; no change to fitting protocols or clinical decision-making is required.
Expanding VA-contracted hearing aid options gives veteran patients and VA audiologists broader device choice within a federally funded program that serves one of the largest hearing-impaired populations in the US.
- 01Oticon added Zeal, Intent miniBTE R, and Verit miniRITE T to its VA contract portfolio.
- 02VA-contracted hearing aids must meet federal procurement requirements before becoming available to veterans.
- 03The expansion increases device variety for VA audiologists and their patients.
- 04No clinical performance data are provided in this announcement.
- 05Hearing loss is highly prevalent among U.S. veterans, making VA contract coverage commercially significant.
The Zeal, Intent miniBTE R, and Verit miniRITE T are now part of Oticon's VA contract portfolio.
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