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Intended use
Madsen A450 with the Audiometry module
Users: audiologists, ENTs, hearing instrument dispensers and other health care professionals in testing the hearing of their
patients.
Use: diagnostic and clinical audiometric testing.
Intended Patient Population
The intended patient population is patients in all age groups, who are able to respond to the stimuli.
User Environment
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Professional healthcare facility environment
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The system is intended for use in a quiet environment within normal office temperature/humidity/pressure ranges
and lighting conditions
Clinical Benefit
Madsen A450 is used to conduct diagnostic and clinical audiometric testing, thereby providing a means to determine the
presence, type and degree of hearing loss, assist in the diagnosis of otologic disorders, and provide input for hearing aid
programming.
Madsen A450
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1 Introduction
