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1978
in 1978 the first cochlear implant was developed in Australia -
3 decades
During the past three decades more than 300,000 patients have had their hearing restored as a result from cochlear implants -
1983
in 1983 a patient had his implant removed when it had failed -
1985
The US food and drug administration approved the use of cochlear implants for adults in Australia -
2013
Dr Clark has been awarded the 2013 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award for his pioneering work in cochlear implant development.