A new innovation in hearing intended to deliver ultra wide frequency range and a higher maximum gain margin. EarLens Corporation is a privately held medical device company committed to providing hearing impaired patients a hearing solution that is designed to change the current standard of care for sound performance. The EarLens System's unique mechanism of direct sound delivery potentially opens the door to a level of sound performance achieved by no hearing aid on the market today. Unlike traditional hearing aids, which are in effect tiny speakers that simply turn up the volume on air conducted sound, the EarLens Contact Hearing Deviceª is the worldÕs first to use light to transmit sound. ÒHear the LightªÓ The EarLens System is comprised of two components: a light-based Behind The Ear (BTE) sound processor, and a removable, custom-made Tympanic Contact Actuator (TCA) placed at the base of the ear canal. The BTE uses a microphone and a digital signal processor to pick up sound and convert it to infrared light. This non-visible light carries both the power and the sound signal to the TCA, which then converts it into vibrations that are directly applied to the eardrum through a tiny custom contact pad and perceived as sound. The EarLens Contact Hearing Device is designed to transform the userÕs own eardrum into a speaker, which enables delivery of an ultra-wide frequency range (from 125 to 10,000 Hz) and a higher maximum gain margin. ÒA Full Spectrum of SoundªÓ The EarLens System is currently for investigational use only and is not marketed for sale. The company intends to seek FDA 510(k) clearance for the treatment of hearing impairment. Incorporated in 2005, EarLens Corporation is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.