BRIEF-FDA approves first implantable hearing device for adults

March 20 (Reuters) - US FDA:

* FDA approves first implantable hearing device for adults with a certain kind

of hearing loss made by Cochlear Ltd COH.AX

* FDA says Cochlear's Nucleus Hybrid L24 cochlear implant may help those who do

not benefit from conventional hearing aids

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