WO2001069973A3 - Disposable modular hearing aid - Google Patents

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WO2001069973A3
WO2001069973A3 PCT/US2001/008051 US0108051W WO0169973A3 WO 2001069973 A3 WO2001069973 A3 WO 2001069973A3 US 0108051 W US0108051 W US 0108051W WO 0169973 A3 WO0169973 A3 WO 0169973A3
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hearing aid
half shell
tip
receiver
shell
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PCT/US2001/008051
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French (fr)
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WO2001069973A2 (en
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John G Aceti
Marvin A Leedom
Frederick J Fritz
Derek D Mahoney
John M Margicin
Walter P Sjursen
Michael H Tardugno
David A Preves
Sam Meytus
Reuben J Zielinski
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Sarnoff Corp
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Priority claimed from US09/524,501 external-priority patent/US7010137B1/en
Priority claimed from US09/524,666 external-priority patent/US7403629B1/en
Priority claimed from PCT/US2000/011931 external-priority patent/WO2000069216A2/en
Application filed by Sarnoff Corp filed Critical Sarnoff Corp
Priority to AU2001245680A priority Critical patent/AU2001245680A1/en
Priority to CA002429702A priority patent/CA2429702A1/en
Publication of WO2001069973A2 publication Critical patent/WO2001069973A2/en
Publication of WO2001069973A3 publication Critical patent/WO2001069973A3/en

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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
    • 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
    • H04R25/60—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles
    • H04R25/609—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles of circuitry
    • 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
    • H04R25/652—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; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2225/00—Details of deaf aids covered by H04R25/00, not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2225/023—Completely in the canal [CIC] 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
    • H04R2225/57—Aspects of electrical interconnection between hearing aid parts
    • 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
    • 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
    • H04R25/45—Prevention of acoustic reaction, i.e. acoustic oscillatory feedback
    • H04R25/456—Prevention of acoustic reaction, i.e. acoustic oscillatory feedback mechanically
    • 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
    • H04R25/60—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles
    • H04R25/603—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles of mechanical or electronic switches or control elements
    • 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

Abstract

The present invention relates to a modular hearing aid having a base unit and a detachable earmold. A battery, an earmold tip and a receiver can be integrated with the earmold. The earmold can also include a removably attached module. The module can have a shell, electronics, a receiver or a microphone. A hearing aid also includes a flexible hearing aid tip having a vibration isolator portion and a mushroom shaped tip portion. The vibration isolator portion mechanically decouples a receiver from a hearing aid base unit while the mushroom shaped tip portion provides an acoustic seal in the ear canal of a user. The internal components of a hearing aid can be potted to attenuate vibrations created by the receiver during operation. A hearing aid includes a first half shell and a second shell attached to the first shell. A microphone, battery, electronics, a receiver and a flexible tip are mounted within a housing formed by the first half shell and the second half shell. A mechanical securing mechanism, located on the first half shell and the second half shell, attaches the first half shell to the second half shell. A flexible tip for a hearing aid includes a tip portion, a sound port attached to the tip portion and a vent formed in the flexible tip. The vent provides static pressure equilibrium between an ear canal and an ambient pressure.
PCT/US2001/008051 2000-03-13 2001-03-13 Disposable modular hearing aid WO2001069973A2 (en)

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AU2001245680A AU2001245680A1 (en) 2000-03-13 2001-03-13 Disposable modular hearing aid
CA002429702A CA2429702A1 (en) 2000-03-13 2001-03-13 Disposable modular hearing aid

Applications Claiming Priority (6)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US09/524,501 US7010137B1 (en) 1997-03-12 2000-03-13 Hearing aid
US09/524,666 2000-03-13
US09/524,501 2000-03-13
US09/524,666 US7403629B1 (en) 1999-05-05 2000-03-13 Disposable modular hearing aid
USPCT/US00/11931 2000-05-03
PCT/US2000/011931 WO2000069216A2 (en) 1999-05-05 2000-05-03 Disposable modular hearing aid

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WO2001069973A3 true WO2001069973A3 (en) 2003-04-17

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US4607720A (en) * 1984-08-06 1986-08-26 Viennatone Gesellschaft M.B.H. Hearing aid
EP0354698A2 (en) * 1988-08-08 1990-02-14 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Hearing aid employing a viscoelastic material to adhere components to the casing
US5784471A (en) * 1995-07-15 1998-07-21 Sennheiser Electronic Gmbh & Co. Kg Hearing aid with an electrodynamic acoustic transducer
WO1999039548A1 (en) * 1998-01-31 1999-08-05 Sarnoff Corporation Peritympanic hearing instrument

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4607720A (en) * 1984-08-06 1986-08-26 Viennatone Gesellschaft M.B.H. Hearing aid
EP0354698A2 (en) * 1988-08-08 1990-02-14 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Hearing aid employing a viscoelastic material to adhere components to the casing
US5784471A (en) * 1995-07-15 1998-07-21 Sennheiser Electronic Gmbh & Co. Kg Hearing aid with an electrodynamic acoustic transducer
WO1999039548A1 (en) * 1998-01-31 1999-08-05 Sarnoff Corporation Peritympanic hearing instrument

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