JP4125127B2 - 拡張可能な耳道内装置 - Google Patents
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- H—ELECTRICITY
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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
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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| 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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| JP2004520748A JP2004520748A (ja) | 2004-07-08 |
| JP2004520748A5 JP2004520748A5 (enExample) | 2005-12-22 |
| JP4125127B2 true JP4125127B2 (ja) | 2008-07-30 |
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| JP2002567011A Expired - Fee Related JP4125127B2 (ja) | 2001-02-20 | 2002-02-19 | 拡張可能な耳道内装置 |
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| US (2) | US20020114479A1 (enExample) |
| EP (1) | EP1378146B1 (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JP4125127B2 (enExample) |
| CN (1) | CN100379317C (enExample) |
| AU (1) | AU2002234463B2 (enExample) |
| CA (1) | CA2470238C (enExample) |
| ES (1) | ES2426336T3 (enExample) |
| MX (1) | MXPA03007435A (enExample) |
| WO (1) | WO2002067626A2 (enExample) |
| ZA (1) | ZA200306436B (enExample) |
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| CA2470238A1 (en) | 2002-08-29 |
| CA2470238C (en) | 2011-02-08 |
| US6754357B2 (en) | 2004-06-22 |
| EP1378146B1 (en) | 2013-05-29 |
| CN100379317C (zh) | 2008-04-02 |
| MXPA03007435A (es) | 2003-11-18 |
| JP2004520748A (ja) | 2004-07-08 |
| ZA200306436B (en) | 2004-08-27 |
| WO2002067626A3 (en) | 2003-10-02 |
| CN1537401A (zh) | 2004-10-13 |
| ES2426336T3 (es) | 2013-10-22 |
| US20020114479A1 (en) | 2002-08-22 |
| EP1378146A2 (en) | 2004-01-07 |
| AU2002234463B2 (en) | 2007-02-15 |
| US20030112990A1 (en) | 2003-06-19 |
| WO2002067626A2 (en) | 2002-08-29 |
| HK1070532A1 (zh) | 2005-06-17 |
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