ReSound Linx™ Announced As 2015 Medical Design Excellence Awards Finalist

Predecessor to the New ReSound LiNX²™ is Honored for Industry-Leading Design and Innovation

BLOOMINGTON, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ReSound is pleased to announce that its revolutionary smart hearing aid, ReSound LiNX, has been officially selected as a finalist in the 2015 Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA). This honor comes just one year after ReSound launched the industry’s first Made for iPhone hearing aid in February 2014, and tops the growing list of accolades awarded to ReSound LiNX and ReSound for industry leadership.

“We are thrilled for the ReSound LiNX to be recognized as a finalist in an awards program as prestigious as MDEA”

ReSound is dedicated to delivering innovative solutions to all people looking to take control of their hearing loss, as evidenced by the company’s entire Smart Hearing™ product portfolio. Recently, ReSound launched several new intuitive control and convenience options for wearers including ReSound LiNX² and the ReSound Smart™ App designed specifically for Apple Watch, which allows users to experience new levels of seamless, on-the-go customization, straight from their wrists.

“We are thrilled for the ReSound LiNX to be recognized as a finalist in an awards program as prestigious as MDEA,” said GN ReSound CEO Anders Hedegaard. “At ReSound, we are committed to empowering people with hearing loss by giving them unprecedented freedom, connectivity, and customization. Building further on the technology packaged within ReSound LiNX, our newly launched ReSound LiNX² is another depiction of that commitment—a powerfully-designed, smart hearing aid that offers a new paradigm in modern hearing care.”

The MDEA is broadly considered to be one of the medical technology industry’s premier design competitions and is committed to searching worldwide for the highest caliber medical devices that save lives, improve patient healthcare, and transform medical technology. Finalists are judged on categories including design and engineering innovation, patient benefits and functional innovation.

Winners will be revealed at the 2015 MDEA Ceremony on Tuesday, June 9, 2015, in conjunction with the MD&M East exhibition event at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City.

About GN ReSound

GN ReSound is a leading international developer and manufacturer of advanced and innovative hearing healthcare solutions. It advances the wireless revolution with its unique 2.4 GHz and Bluetooth® Smart solutions. GN ReSound has reinvented the hearing system with its revolutionary ReSound LiNX² hearing aids, and is driving and defining the future of hearing care.