DE69834059D1 - Vorrichtung und verfahren für passbares weiches festes hörhilfegerät - Google Patents

Vorrichtung und verfahren für passbares weiches festes hörhilfegerät

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DE69834059D1
DE69834059D1 DE69834059T DE69834059T DE69834059D1 DE 69834059 D1 DE69834059 D1 DE 69834059D1 DE 69834059 T DE69834059 T DE 69834059T DE 69834059 T DE69834059 T DE 69834059T DE 69834059 D1 DE69834059 D1 DE 69834059D1
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ear canal
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P Juneau
P Creel
J Desporte
W Major
R Siegle
M Kinler
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Softear Technologies LLC
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US6803697P 1997-12-18 1997-12-18
US09/084,864 US6022311A (en) 1997-12-18 1998-05-26 Apparatus and method for a custom soft-solid hearing aid
US09/181,844 US6228020B1 (en) 1997-12-18 1998-10-28 Compliant hearing aid
US09/181,842 US6254526B1 (en) 1997-12-18 1998-10-28 Hearing aid having hard mounting plate and soft body bonded thereto
US09/181,540 US6432247B1 (en) 1997-12-18 1998-10-28 Method of manufacturing a soft hearing aid
US09/181,539 US6728383B1 (en) 1997-12-18 1998-10-28 Method of compensating for hearing loss
US09/181,541 US6438244B1 (en) 1997-12-18 1998-10-28 Hearing aid construction with electronic components encapsulated in soft polymeric body
US09/181,843 US6434248B1 (en) 1997-12-18 1998-10-28 Soft hearing aid moulding apparatus
US09/181,845 US6473512B1 (en) 1997-12-18 1998-10-28 Apparatus and method for a custom soft-solid hearing aid
PCT/US1998/027113 WO1999031935A1 (en) 1997-12-18 1998-12-18 Apparatus and method for a custom soft-solid hearing aid

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