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Oticon Medical: Introduction to the Ponto Bone Anchored System

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1.  What metal osseointegrates with bone
  1. Stainless steel
  2. Titanium
  3. Aluminum
  4. All of the above
2.  Osseointegration refers to
  1. The ability for soft tissue to from a bond with certain metal
  2. The ability to develop bone tissue
  3. The ability to heal bone tissue
  4. None of the above
3.  The surgical procedure is usually done
  1. As an outpatient procedure
  2. Can be performed under local anesthetic
  3. Takes on average 60 minutes
  4. All of the above
4.  The surgical flap is done with
  1. Dermatome
  2. Linear incision
  3. C-flap
  4. All of the above
5.  The healing time for most adults is
  1. 1 month
  2. 2 months
  3. 3 months
  4. None of the above
6.  The healing time for young children is
  1. 1 month
  2. 3 months
  3. 3 - 6 months
  4. None of the above
7.  The Ponto Bone Anchored system consists of
  1. Implant, abutment, external sound processor
  2. Implant, abutment, soft band
  3. Implant, external sound processor, drilling equipment
  4. None of the above
8.  Patients with conductive / mixed hearing loss are indicated if:
  1. They are at least 18 years of age
  2. Are able to use traditional hearing aids
  3. Have a AC PTA of 55 dB or better
  4. None of the above
  5. All of the above
9.  Patients with single sided deafness are indicated for sugery if:
  1. They either don't want to or are unable to use traditional hearing aids
  2. Are 5 years of age or older
  3. Have an AC PTA of 20 dB or better
  4. None of the above
  5. All of the above
10.  Oticon Medical introduced the Ponto Bone Anchored System in
  1. 2011
  2. 2010
  3. 2009
  4. None of the above