A Medical Device Daily

Sonitus Medical (San Mateo, California), a company developing what it say is the world's first non-surgical and removable hearing device to transmit sound via the teeth, reported a strategic investment and technology advancement agreement with In-Q-Tel (Arlington, Virginia) the independent strategic investment firm that identifies innovative technology solutions to support the mission of the CIA and the broader U.S. Intelligence Community.

Sonitus Medical is developing a nearly invisible In The Mouth (ITM) hearing and communication platform that relies on the principle of bone conduction to undetectably transmit sound via the teeth to the inner ear. Its SoundBite hearing system is designed to help people who are essentially deaf in one ear to rejoin the conversation of life.

The In-Q-Tel investment follows an earlier funding round in 2008 led by Aberdare Ventures (San Francisco) and Novartis Venture Funds (Basel, Switzerland), and a previous round led by RWI Ventures (Menlo Park, California).