CA2412481C - Method for producing in-ear hearing aids and in-ear hearing aid - Google Patents

Method for producing in-ear hearing aids and in-ear hearing aid Download PDF

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CA2412481C
CA2412481C CA2412481A CA2412481A CA2412481C CA 2412481 C CA2412481 C CA 2412481C CA 2412481 A CA2412481 A CA 2412481A CA 2412481 A CA2412481 A CA 2412481A CA 2412481 C CA2412481 C CA 2412481C
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Christoph Widmer
Joydeep Dutta
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Sonova Holding AG
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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
    • 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
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C64/00—Additive manufacturing, i.e. manufacturing of three-dimensional [3D] objects by additive deposition, additive agglomeration or additive layering, e.g. by 3D printing, stereolithography or selective laser sintering
    • B29C64/10—Processes of additive manufacturing
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B33—ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
    • B33Y—ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING
    • B33Y80/00—Products made by additive manufacturing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2225/00—Details of deaf aids covered by H04R25/00, not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2225/025—In the ear hearing aids [ITE] hearing aids
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2225/00—Details of deaf aids covered by H04R25/00, not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2225/77—Design aspects, e.g. CAD, of hearing aid tips, moulds or housings

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  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
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  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
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CA2412481A 2000-06-30 2000-06-30 Method for producing in-ear hearing aids and in-ear hearing aid Expired - Lifetime CA2412481C (en)

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PCT/CH2000/000356 WO2002003756A1 (de) 2000-06-30 2000-06-30 Verfahren zur herstellung von im-ohr-hörgeräten und im-ohr-hörgerät

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CA2412481C true CA2412481C (en) 2010-04-13

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JP (2) JP2004502392A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
CN (1) CN100477815C (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
AU (4) AU5384800A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
CA (2) CA2412481C (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (2) DE50010130D1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DK (1) DK1295509T3 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
WO (2) WO2002003756A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

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JP2003534826A (ja) 2003-11-25
DE50010130D1 (de) 2005-05-25
EP1427251A3 (de) 2006-08-16
EP1555851A2 (de) 2005-07-20
WO2001005207A3 (de) 2001-12-06
WO2002003756A1 (de) 2002-01-10
CA2412934A1 (en) 2001-01-25
JP2004502392A (ja) 2004-01-22
EP1295508B1 (de) 2005-04-20
EP1427251A2 (de) 2004-06-09
EP1295508A1 (de) 2003-03-26
CN1461578A (zh) 2003-12-10
AU5384800A (en) 2002-01-14
AU2000253848A1 (en) 2002-04-11
EP1555851A3 (de) 2006-08-16
EP1295509B1 (de) 2004-04-21
CN100477815C (zh) 2009-04-08
DK1295509T3 (da) 2004-08-16
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