CA2470238C - Expandable in-ear device - Google Patents

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CA2470238C
CA2470238C CA2470238A CA2470238A CA2470238C CA 2470238 C CA2470238 C CA 2470238C CA 2470238 A CA2470238 A CA 2470238A CA 2470238 A CA2470238 A CA 2470238A CA 2470238 C CA2470238 C CA 2470238C
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Ian Mcintosh
Roger Saulce
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Sonomax Hearing Healthcare Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Electric hearing aids
    • H04R25/65—Housing parts, e.g. shells, tips or moulds, or their manufacture
    • H04R25/652—Ear tips; Ear moulds
    • H04R25/656—Non-customized, universal ear tips, i.e. ear tips which are not specifically adapted to the size or shape of the ear or ear canal
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Electric hearing aids
    • H04R25/65—Housing parts, e.g. shells, tips or moulds, or their manufacture
    • H04R25/658—Manufacture of housing parts
    • H04R25/659—Post-processing of hybrid ear moulds for customisation, e.g. in-situ curing

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CA2470238A 2001-02-20 2002-02-19 Expandable in-ear device Expired - Lifetime CA2470238C (en)

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US09/785,278 2001-02-20
US09/785,278 US20020114479A1 (en) 2001-02-20 2001-02-20 Expandable in-ear device
PCT/CA2002/000220 WO2002067626A2 (en) 2001-02-20 2002-02-19 Expandable in-ear device

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CA2470238A1 CA2470238A1 (en) 2002-08-29
CA2470238C true CA2470238C (en) 2011-02-08

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EP (1) EP1378146B1 (https=)
JP (1) JP4125127B2 (https=)
CN (1) CN100379317C (https=)
AU (1) AU2002234463B2 (https=)
CA (1) CA2470238C (https=)
ES (1) ES2426336T3 (https=)
MX (1) MXPA03007435A (https=)
WO (1) WO2002067626A2 (https=)
ZA (1) ZA200306436B (https=)

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HK1070532A1 (zh) 2005-06-17
WO2002067626A2 (en) 2002-08-29
EP1378146A2 (en) 2004-01-07
CN1537401A (zh) 2004-10-13
CN100379317C (zh) 2008-04-02
MXPA03007435A (es) 2003-11-18
CA2470238A1 (en) 2002-08-29
EP1378146B1 (en) 2013-05-29
JP2004520748A (ja) 2004-07-08
US20020114479A1 (en) 2002-08-22
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ES2426336T3 (es) 2013-10-22
ZA200306436B (en) 2004-08-27

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