He claims that Advanced Bionics is developing a cochlear implant that can restore hearing to the profoundly deaf.

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"You can't keep funding companies indefinitely, " acknowledges Carla Mann Woods, his daughter and a deputy at Advanced Bionics for 12 years.

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"This is something we've never seen available for patients before, " said John Miguelez, senior clinical director at Advanced Arm Dynamics, who is not affiliated with Touch Bionics.

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