The Revolution in CI-assessment
Nominated for the 2013 Rabobank Innovation Award for Health Care
Otocube is a revolution in testing CI-patients. It is a high-tech and portable desktop box which replaces a fully equipped audiological room. It outperforms a clinical booth in acoustical insulation and contains all electronics, high-end amplifier and loudspeaker to deliver well calibrated sound between 10 and 120 dB HL to the CI processor in the box. Close the box and take a long headpiece cable to transfer the sound from the processor to the patient’s ear. The box easily connects “plug and play” to your laptop or PC. Thanks to our custom-made audiological software A§E, you readily perform audiometry, speech audiometry in any language, loudness scaling, spectral discrimination, temporal fine structure tests, etc.
Otocube is available at http://www.cishop.net.
Field Trials
We polled the market in CI-centers in Belgium, France and the Netherlands. Ten centers* received an otocube prototype for beta-testing. They rated its features by means of appreciation stars.
- calibrated and swift audiometry with A§E Diamond
- a worthy alternative for overoccupied soundproof booths
- mobile testing possible
- realtime monitoring of the sounds presented in the spectral and temporal domain
- very fast and calibrated speech audiometry with A§E Diamond
- brilliant idea to use a long headpiece cable to connect the CI recipient
- great look & feel, dimensions & weight
- indispensible to distinguish electric hearing from acoustic hearing in EAS
- portable and far less expensive than a fully equipped audio booth
Technical specifications
- Pelicase box
- 45.7 x 33 x 21.3 cm
- 15,6 kg
- Sound insulation ≥ 40 dB attenuation above 250 Hz, ANSI S3.6-2004 compliant
- 24 Bits, 48 kHz A/D & D/A converters
- Self contained Class-D amplifier
- Magnetically shielded loudspeaker
- Frequency range: 35 Hz – 16000 Hz
- Frequency response: ISO 60645-2 compliant
- Output level range: 15 dBHL to 110 dBHL (limited)
- Noise floor: 15 dBSPL @ 1000 Hz)
- Monitoring microphone ½ inch ANSI type
- Class-1 power supply input 80 – 264 VAC
- Compatible with Windows 8 / 7 / Vista / XP