269results about "Hearing aids mounting/interconnection" patented technology

A BTE prosthetic device for use in a medical system or prosthesis comprises a connector configured to mechanically attach an auxiliary device of the system to the BTE prosthetic device. The connector is electrically connected to a transceiver of the BTE prosthetic device. The connector operates as an electromagnetic antenna for transmitting and / or receiving signals between the BTE prosthetic and other components of the medical system.

A hearing system having a hearing device, including a receiver antenna assembly with a receiver core having a relatively high magnetic permeability and a receiver coil wound around the receiver core, operably connected to a rechargeable power source, and a hearing device charger, including a transmitter antenna assembly, with a transmitter core having a relatively high magnetic permeability and a transmitter coil wound around the transmitter core, operably connected to a power supply. The respective configurations of the hearing device and the hearing device charger may be such that when the hearing device is in a charging position on the hearing device charger, the receiver core and the transmitter core together provides a closed loop path for magnetic flux.

A hearing aid comprising an induction coil is disclosed, wherein the hearing aid comprises: a faceplate; a custom ear shell adapted to at least partly fit into an ear canal of a specific person, the custom ear shell being connected to the faceplate; a rechargeable battery enclosed in the faceplate and the custom ear shell; and an induction coil, e.g. a hearing aid induction coil, for wireless charging of the rechargeable battery, the induction coil being arranged at least partly in contact with the custom ear shell, wherein the induction coil is arranged as a printed or deposited material on a flexible substrate.

A hearing aid device is provided that has a body housing a microphone electrically connected to an amplifier. A receiver, in communication with the amplifier, receives an electrical signal converted from sound. A unique feature of the device is the inclusion of a dome, designed to contact within the ear, which is removably attachable to the receiver via a threaded connection mechanism. This mechanism can either be a direct male threaded attachment on the receiver that engages with a female thread within the dome or incorporate a dome insert with the female thread. The dome, typically bell-shaped, mushroom-shaped or umbrella shaped with a size range from 4 millimeters to 12 millimeters depending on individual comfort level and hearing loss, and formed of silicone or a similar material that offer flexibility, durability, and a good formability, can be efficiently detached by twisting between one to six rotations, facilitating easy cleaning or replacement. Made from material that's easily cleaned by a soft cloth, the dome ensures clarity in sound delivery and optimal hygiene for the user.

The utility model relates to an ear-worn hearing aid device and a hearing aid device. A hearing aid device component is disclosed. The component includes a housing that accommodates an electrical or mechanical hearing aid device component and an opening configured to receive an end of an electrical cable assembly, sound tube, or other member. One or more retention members protruding from an inner surface of the opening are configured to mechanically engage an electrical cable assembly, sound tube, or other member disposed within the opening, and resist movement of the electrical cable assembly, sound tube, or other member relative to the opening. The component may be implemented as a RIC unit, a BTE unit of a BTE electrical connector, and other hearing aid device components.

The present invention discloses a bone conduction hearing aid with snap-on magnetic connection and a control method and system thereof. The hearing aid comprises a first bent portion, a first vibrator and a first combined portion; one end of the second bent portion is connected to the second vibrator, and the other end is connected to the second combined portion; the first vibrator and the second vibrator are used for bone conduction vibration sound transmission; the first combined portion and the second combined portion are snap-fitted and connected to form a headband structure when snap-fitted and connected, and the first combined portion and the second combined portion are configured to be in an electrical contact state or a non-electrical contact state; the first bent portion and the second bent portion first respectively use the first combined portion and the second combined portion to achieve the effect of unilaterally forming bone conduction vibration, and then further use the characteristic that the first combined portion and the second combined portion can be structurally spliced ​​to form a headband-type bone conduction hearing aid, and there is also an electrical connection structure in the combined structure, which can achieve data exchange and transmission, and facilitate adaptive adjustment for users with differentiated deafness in the left and right ears.

A system (20) for hearing assistance includes one or more microphones (23, 24), a speaker (28) and processing circuitry (26). The one or more microphones are configured to be mounted in proximity to a head of a subject and to output electrical signals in response to acoustic waves that are incident on the microphones. The speaker is configured for mounting in proximity to an ear of the subject. The processing circuitry is configured to amplify and filter the electrical signals so as to generate a drive signal for input to the speaker using a digital filter (100) having multiple taps with respective tap coefficients selected to suppress feedback from the speaker to the microphones, and to compute the tap coefficients adaptively while estimating respective coherence values of the tap coefficients over time and weighting updates applied to the tap coefficients responsively to the respective coherence values.

This disclosure relates to a hearing aid for placement on head of a user comprising a first second part. The first part may comprise an acoustic input transducer adapted to convert ambient sound picked up at the ear of the user to an electric signal, a signal processor adapted to process the electric signal according to specifications of user into a processed electric signal, and an output transducer adapted to covert the processed electric signal into a transmission signal, The second part may comprise an anchor adapted to fixate said second part under the skin to skull bone of the user, and a receiver adapted to receive the transmission signal and convert the transmission signal to an output signal perceivable as sound by the user. The first part may comprise an inner recess adapted to receive an insert element, where the insert element may comprise a first magnet adapted to in cooperation with the second part to cause the first part to attach to the head of the user.

The utility model relates to an ear-wearing hearing device. The ear-worn hearing device includes a body portion having a sound producing transducer acoustically coupled to a sound channel of a mouthpiece. The resilient portion protrudes from a side of the body portion and includes a physiological or activity sensor coupled to a flexible portion of the flexible harness. The elastic portion at least partially covers a portion of the flexible strap without hindering operation of the sensor, and when the elastic portion is depressed and released, the flexible portion and the sensor can bend towards and away from the body portion.

A hearing aid for placement on the head. The hearing aid includes a first part comprising an acoustic input transducer adapted to convert an ambient sound picked up at an ear of the user to an electric signal, a signal processor adapted to process the electric signal according to specifications of the user into a processed electric signal, and an output transducer adapted to convert the processed electric signal into a transmission signal, and a second part linkable to said first part by magnetic forces and comprising a receiver adapted to receive the transmission signal and convert the transmission signal to an output signal perceivable as sound by the user. Said first part comprises a receptacle adapted to receive an insert element, said insert element comprising protrusions configured for engaging with a recess of said first part by rotating the insert element relative to said first part.

An ear-wearable electronic device comprises a housing having a housing wall. The housing wall comprises an outer surface, an inner surface, and an aperture extending between the outer and inner surfaces. A light emitting device is disposed in the housing. An elastomeric light pipe is disposed within the aperture and arranged to receive light from the light emitting device. An interface between a section of the housing wall comprising the aperture and the elastomeric light pipe defines a convoluted path for impeding passage of fluid between the outer and inner surfaces of the housing wall.

A wearable device, comprising a shell assembly and a microphone assembly, wherein the shell assembly is provided with a sound pickup hole channel for communicating the interior with the exterior of the shell assembly, and the microphone assembly is arranged inside the shell assembly and fixedly connected to an inner wall of the shell assembly. A sound intake channel of the microphone assembly is in sealed communication with the sound pickup hole channel, enabling the microphone assembly to acquire an external sound signal input through the sound pickup hole channel. Using the shell assembly as a structural mounting carrier of the microphone assembly can reduce the use of related connecting parts, thereby fully utilizing the structural space of the shell assembly, achieving the structural integration of the shell assembly and the microphone assembly, thus providing support for the miniaturized, compact and lightweight design of the device; in addition, by means of the sealed communication relationship between the sound pickup hole channel and the microphone assembly, accurate acquisition and identification of external sound signals by the microphone assembly are effectively ensured.

The invention relates to a hearing device, e.g., a hearing aid (200), wherein open-cell foam (208) is compressed between a receiver (206) and a second section, e.g., receiver chamber (220), of the hearing device, and a method for providing such hearing device. The hearing device comprises a first section comprising the open-cell foam (208) being compressed such that the receiver (206) is connected to the second section via the first section.

Charging and updating of an implantable hearing aid is disclosed, wherein an implantable hearing aid system, including a charger unit comprising a coil unit having a first resonant frequency, a hearing aid and an implantable part comprising an implantable coil; the hearing aid comprising: a rechargeable battery; an inductive coil structure having a second resonant frequency, the inductive coil structure configured to form an inductive charging link with the coil unit to receive a power signal from the charger unit; a step-down converter configured to reduce a voltage of the power signal received from the charger unit for charging the rechargeable battery; and a step-up converter configured to increase a voltage of a signal obtained from the rechargeable battery; and wherein the inductive coil structure is further configured to form a transcutaneous link with the implantable coil to transfer at least one of data and power to the implantable part, and wherein the first resonant frequency and the second resonant frequency are matched or partially matched.

A faceplate insert module (11) for a customized hearing device (50) is devised. The faceplate insert module (11) comprises a faceplate insert (4) holding a connector (3), and an acoustic output transducer module (25) comprising an acoustic output transducer (20), a biometric sensor module (24), a MaRIE microphone (18) and an AOC microphone (16) mounted on respective sides of the acoustic output transducer (20). The faceplate insert module (11) is embodied as a pre-assembled, standardized unit configured to be detachably mounted in an opening (5) of a faceplate (2) configured to be mounted on, or be an integral part of, a custom-shaped shell (6) in such a way that the output transducer module (25) protrudes through the opening (5), thereby forming an in-the-ear part (1) of a customized hearing device (50). The connector (3) of the faceplate insert module (11) carries a conduit (8) comprising a plurality of wires for conveying electrical signals between the in-the-ear part (1) and a behind-the-ear part (30) of the customized hearing device (50). The standardized faceplate insert module (11) facilitates a fast and easy assembly of the customized in-the-ear part (1) of the hearing device (50).

Charging contact arrangement (1) for a hearing aid system (2), comprising - a first charging contact (20) which is accessible on an outer side (28) for contacting a first mating contact (32) of a mating contact arrangement (18), - a second charging contact (22) which is accessible on the outside (28) for contacting a second mating contact (34) of the mating contact arrangement (18), - a control contact (30) which is galvanically isolated on the outside (28) from the first and second charging contacts (20, 22), and - a charging controller (16) which is configured to deactivate a hearing device (4) associated with the first and second charging contacts (20, 22) when the control contact (30) is bridged to the first charging contact (20).

A hearing device with an optical sensor includes: a light source (212, 300, 304, 308, 402) configured to emit light; a photodetector (214, 404) configured to detect light emitted by the light source after it has passed through tissue of a subject; an audio receiver (116, 202) configured to transmit sound to the subject; and a dome structure (120, 206) configured to conform to the shape of the ear canal when the hearing device is in the subject's ear canal. The output of the light source (212, 300, 304, 308, 402) and the input of the photodetector (214, 404) are separated by the dome structure (120, 206), and the dome structure (120, 206) absorbs and / or reflects at least a portion of the light emitted by the light source.

The present disclosure relates to a device that can guide perpendicular drilling and simultaneously measure flatness of an insertion surface through a locking protrusion by rotating the device in bone conduction implantation. According to the present disclosure, it is possible to measure flatness and guide perpendicular boring with a constant force even without using a separate flatness measurer in surgery. Further, it is also possible to guide drilling using a spacer having a smaller diameter by using an assistant guide member.

A hearing aid having one or more biometrical sensors, where the hearing aid comprises at least one microphone configured to receive a sound of the surroundings, a signal processor configured to process the sound received from the microphone and a speaker unit configuration configured to emit the processed sound into the ear of a user, wherein one or more sensors is positioned substantially in the ear together with at least a part of the hearing aid, wherein the one or more sensors is configured as biometrical sensors configured for recording health data of a hearing aid user.

A wearable device comprises a shell assembly and a machine core assembly, and the shell assembly comprises a first shell and a second shell; the first shell is connected with the second shell, so that an accommodating cavity is defined between the first shell and the second shell; the movement assembly is arranged in the containing cavity and comprises a first assembly and a second assembly which are electrically connected, the first assembly is connected with the inner wall of the first shell, and the second assembly is arranged on the inner wall of the second shell and connected with the inner wall of the second shell. The movement assembly is dispersedly connected to the first shell and the second shell, and the shell assembly can be used as a structural assembly carrier of the movement assembly, so that the configuration number of related connecting parts can be effectively reduced, the shell structure and space can be fully utilized, and the miniaturization and lightweight design of equipment is facilitated.

The present application discloses an in-ear hearing aid with an antenna, the in-ear hearing aid comprising: a hearing aid housing comprising a first housing portion and an opposing second housing portion, where the second housing portion is configured to face a tympanic membrane of a user; an antenna extending from the first housing portion, the antenna comprising a first antenna portion having a first thickness thereby having a first stiffness, the first antenna portion mechanically connected to the first housing portion, the first antenna portion extending substantially parallel to a plane in a surface of the first housing portion; the antenna includes a second antenna portion extending from the first antenna portion, wherein the second antenna portion has a second thickness to have a second stiffness lower than the first stiffness.

The present application discloses a speaker unit and a hearing aid device system for a hearing aid device system, wherein the speaker unit comprises: a contact unit, which includes at least one contact element and is configured to be detachably mounted to a hearing aid device connector of the hearing aid device; a speaker unit body configured to be at least partially located in a wearer's ear canal, which includes an output transducer unit configured to provide an acoustic signal based on an electrical signal input to the output transducer unit via at least one contact element; a connection unit provided between the speaker unit body and the contact unit and including at least one wire configured to electrically connect the speaker unit body and the contact unit; and a memory unit configured to store data related to the speaker unit; wherein the memory unit is provided in the contact unit.

The invention relates to an audio assembly for a hearing device, the audio assembly comprising: 1) a nozzle comprising a sound channel and a sound outlet acoustically connected to the sound channel, the sound channel having a cross-sectional area AN delimited by a channel wall in a plane substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the sound channel, and 2) a micro-receiver comprising a sound outlet acoustically connected to the sound channel, the micro-receiver is at least partially positioned in the sound channel, where the micro-receiver has a cross-sectional area AR defined by a housing of the micro-receiver in a plane substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the micro-receiver, and where the housing of the micro-receiver comprises a sound output port and a vent opening, wherein longitudinal axes of the sound channel and the micro-receiver are substantially parallel when the micro-receiver is at least partially positioned in the sound channel, and wherein a cross-sectional area AN of the sound channel exceeds a cross-sectional area AR of the micro-receiver, and wherein an excessive cross-sectional area of the sound channel forms an acoustic channel between a portion of the sound channel wall and an outer housing portion of the microreceiver, the acoustic channel defining an acoustic mass, and wherein the acoustic channel extends in a direction of a longitudinal axis of the sound channel, and wherein the acoustic channel is acoustically connected to the sound outlet of the nozzle and the sound output port of the microreceiver, whereby the acoustic channel is arranged between the sound outlet of the nozzle and the sound output port of the microreceiver.

A power management and a method for implementing power management, integrated circuit, and integrated circuit package are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment is a method of operating a portable audio device, the method comprising: reading, by a power supply controller, a logic speed measurement from a logic gate delay line, the power supply controller and the logic gate delay line implemented on a semiconductor substrate; calculating, by the power supply controller, a speed margin based on the logic speed measurement; generating, by the power supply controller, a value indicative of a modified voltage level, the generating based on the speed margin; and modifying, by a main voltage converter on the semiconductor substrate, an output voltage in response to the value indicative of the modified voltage level.

An in-the-ear hearing aid device is disclosed. The device at least one electro-acoustic transducer, and at least one sensor or at least one active electronic component. The at least one electro-acoustic transducer comprises a capsule enclosing a transducer sound active part and a transducer air volume. The transducer air volume is air volume which is enclosed by said capsule and which is in fluid-connection with said transducer sound active part. At least a portion of said at least one sensor or of said at least one active electronic component is provided within said transducer air volume.

A hearing device is disclosed. The hearing device comprises a housing comprising a frame and a shell. The hearing device comprises a receiver arranged within the housing. The housing and the receiver form at least a part of a first mass spring system having a first resonance frequency. The housing and the receiver form at least a part of a second mass spring system having a second resonance frequency larger than 10 KHz.

There is presented a hearing aid configured to be arranged at least partly in the ear canal of a specific person, the hearing aid comprising a faceplate, a custom ear shell, adapted to fit or match with the ear canal of a specific person, the custom ear shell connected to the faceplate, a rechargeable battery, an induction coil for wireless charging of the rechargeable battery, wherein the induction coil is fixed to the ear shell and furthermore a method for providing a hearing aid, said method comprising obtaining data representative of a shape and / or size of an ear canal of a specific person, establishing a digital model of the custom shell of the hearing aid for said ear canal based on said data, wherein said providing includes determining a position and / or orientation of an induction coil in an inner space of said ear shell, which position and / or orientation increases or maximizes a distance from the outer ear to the faceplate.

The ear mount assembly for a bone conduction processor 126 of a bone conduction hearing device (BCHD) comprises a magnetic attachment clip 106, 108 configured to demountably affix to a predetermined p

A wearable device comprises a shell assembly and a battery assembly, the shell assembly is provided with a containing cavity and a battery window, the battery assembly comprises a battery support used for containing a battery, a second rotating shaft structure and a locking structure are formed between the battery support and the inner wall of the shell assembly, and the battery support can rotate around the second rotating shaft structure relative to the shell assembly. The battery enters and exits the accommodating cavity through the battery window; and the locking structure can lock the battery bracket in the accommodating cavity in a state that the battery bracket seals the battery window. A structural connection relationship is established between the battery bracket and the inner wall of the shell assembly by virtue of the second rotating shaft structure and the locking structure, and the shell assembly is used as a structural mounting carrier of the battery assembly, so that the configuration number of related connecting parts can be effectively reduced, and the structure and space of the shell assembly are fully utilized; and the miniaturization and lightweight design of equipment is facilitated. Meanwhile, by adjusting the battery support, the battery can be replaced conveniently, and the integrity of the overall outer contour structure of the equipment can be kept.

An earphone having an ear tip assembly structure (1, Fig. 1) comprising a housing 13, a sound guide tube 11, and an elastic support 12. The sound guide tube comprising an outward expansion portion (11