AU2001268739A1 - Compressible hearing aid - Google Patents
Compressible hearing aidInfo
- Publication number
- AU2001268739A1 AU2001268739A1 AU2001268739A AU6873901A AU2001268739A1 AU 2001268739 A1 AU2001268739 A1 AU 2001268739A1 AU 2001268739 A AU2001268739 A AU 2001268739A AU 6873901 A AU6873901 A AU 6873901A AU 2001268739 A1 AU2001268739 A1 AU 2001268739A1
- Authority
- AU
- Australia
- Prior art keywords
- skin
- ear canal
- foam
- hearing aid
- volume
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Abandoned
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Classifications
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
- H04R25/65—Housing parts, e.g. shells, tips or moulds, or their manufacture
- H04R25/652—Ear tips; Ear moulds
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
- H04R25/65—Housing parts, e.g. shells, tips or moulds, or their manufacture
- H04R25/658—Manufacture of housing parts
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
- H04R2460/00—Details of hearing devices, i.e. of ear- or headphones covered by H04R1/10 or H04R5/033 but not provided for in any of their subgroups, or of hearing aids covered by H04R25/00 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
- H04R2460/11—Aspects relating to vents, e.g. shape, orientation, acoustic properties in ear tips of hearing devices to prevent occlusion
Abstract
A compressible hearing aid includes an exterior deformable skin which bounds an internal region which is filled, at least in part, with an open-cell foam, the foam can be wrapped around or molded to contain an audio output transducer. The skin is not self-supporting and in response to applied forces from user's ear canal, the skin and the foam both deform and readily compress exhibiting a reduced volume. Though compressed, the foam exerts an outward force against the skin thereby continuing to form an elongated seal between the skin and the external periphery of the user's dynamically changing ear canal. As the volume of the ear canal increases, the skin and open-cell foam expand, exhibiting an increased internal volume, while maintaining a comfortable seal with the ear canal. A plurality of external ribs carried on the skin not only reduces feedback but promotes drying of the ear canal and promotes retention of the hearing aid in the ear canal.
Applications Claiming Priority (5)
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US21500100P | 2000-06-29 | 2000-06-29 | |
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US09892137 | 2001-06-26 | ||
US09/892,137 US7130437B2 (en) | 2000-06-29 | 2001-06-26 | Compressible hearing aid |
PCT/US2001/020522 WO2002003757A1 (en) | 2000-06-29 | 2001-06-28 | Compressible hearing aid |
Publications (1)
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AU2001268739A1 true AU2001268739A1 (en) | 2002-01-14 |
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Family Applications (1)
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AU2001268739A Abandoned AU2001268739A1 (en) | 2000-06-29 | 2001-06-28 | Compressible hearing aid |
Country Status (6)
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US (1) | US7130437B2 (en) |
EP (1) | EP1314337B1 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE534242T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU2001268739A1 (en) |
DK (1) | DK1314337T3 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2002003757A1 (en) |
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