88results about "Hearing aids mounting/interconnection" patented technology

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.

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.

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).

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 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 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

An implantable device includes a low-profile housing having a cavity defined in a side thereof, and an element insertably removable with respect to the housing in a direction substantially parallel to a surgical plane of the implantable device. The element has a first portion adapted to be received in the housing cavity. The element further includes a second portion adapted to protrude from the housing upon insertion of the element into the housing cavity. The second portion includes at least one surface adapted for engagement with a surgical instrument for insertion and removal of the element with respect to the housing. A method for servicing the implantable device includes, at an incision proximate an implant location of the implantable device, insertably and removably accessing the element in a direction substantially parallel to a surgical plane of the implantable device.

The 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 mounted near a subject's head and configured to output electrical signals in response to acoustic waves incident on the microphones. The speaker is configured to be mounted near the subject's ears. The processing circuitry amplifies and filters the electrical signals to generate drive signals for input to the speakers using a digital filter (100) having multiple taps, with respective tap coefficients selected to suppress feedback from the speaker to the microphones, and is configured to adaptively calculate tap coefficients, estimating coherence values ​​for each of the tap coefficients over time and weighting updates applied to the tap coefficients in response to the respective coherence values.

A hearing device adapted to be worn by a wearer comprises a shell configured for placement on an exterior surface of an ear of the wearer. The shell comprises a first end, a second end, a bottom, a top, and opposing sides, wherein the bottom, top, and opposing sides extend between the first and second ends. Circuitry is provided within the shell comprising at least a microphone, signal processing circuitry, radio circuitry, and a power source. A folded antenna is coupled to the radio circuitry and extends longitudinally along one of the bottom and the top and along the opposing sides between the first and second ends. The folded antenna encompasses at least some of the circuitry and forms an elongated gap between the opposing sides. The elongated gap faces the other of the bottom and the top.

A hearing device includes a housing configured to be worn at an ear of a user; an output transducer configured to provide an audio signal to the user; a light source configured to provide light emitted from a light emission area at the housing, the light illuminating an illumination volume extending into tissue at the ear when the housing is worn at the ear; and a first photodetector configured to detect a first light intensity of light arriving from a first acceptance volume extending into tissue at the ear when the housing is worn at the ear such that a part of the emitted light scattered by the tissue into the first acceptance volume is contributing to the first light intensity, the first acceptance volume including a first reception area at the housing having a first distance from the light emission area.

Method for operating a binaural hearing aid (2) with two individual devices (4a, 4b), wherein the individual devices (4a, 4b) each have at least one input transducer (10a, 10b) for receiving an acoustic signal and converting it into a multi-channel input signal (12a, 12b), an impulse noise suppressor (24a, 24b) for generating an attenuation curve (28a, 28b) for reducing impulse noise signal levels in the input signal (12a, 12b), an amplifier (26a, 26b) for multi-channel signal amplification of the input signal (12a, 12b) and generating an output signal (16a, 16b) based on the attenuation curve (28a, 28b), an output transducer (18a, 18b) for converting the output signal (16a, 16b) into an audio signal, and a transmitter and Receiving unit (22a, 22b) for signal coupling between the individual devices (4a, 4b), wherein in each individual device (4a, 4b) a scalar limit value (34a, 34b) is determined from the respective attenuation curve (28a, 28b),wherein the limit values ​​(34a, 34b) are transmitted to the respective other individual device (4a, 4b), wherein a common limit value (36) is determined from the two limit values ​​(34a, 34b), wherein the attenuation curves (28a, 28b) are limited by the common limit value (36), and wherein the signal gain is set on the basis of the limited attenuation curves (28a', 28b').

Various embodiments of an ear-wearable electronic device are disclosed. The device includes a housing, a microphone disposed within an interior volume of the housing, and an acoustic path disposed at least partially within the interior volume of the housing. The acoustic path includes a conduit extending along a conduit axis between a first end and a second end, a first acoustic port disposed at the first end of the conduit and acoustically coupled to a first opening defined by the outer surface of the housing, a second acoustic port disposed at the second end of the conduit and acoustically coupled to a second opening defined by the outer surface of the housing, and an outlet connected to the middle section of the conduit and that acoustically couples the acoustic path to an inlet of the microphone. The acoustic path can define a broadband wind noise filter.

The present invention relates to an audio assembly for a hearing device, said audio assembly comprising 1) a nozzle comprising a sound channel and a sound outlet acoustically connected to the sound channel, wherein the sound channel, in a plan essentially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the sound channel, has a cross-sectional area, AN, limited by a sound channel wall, and 2) a miniature receiver at least partly positioned in the sound channel, wherein the miniature receiver, in a plan essentially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the miniature receiver, has a cross-sectional area, AR, defined by a housing of the miniature receiver, and wherein the housing of the miniature receiver comprising a sound output port and a venting opening, wherein the longitudinal axes of the sound channel and the miniature receiver are essentially parallel when the miniature receiver is at least partly positioned in the sound channel, and wherein the cross-sectional area, AN, of the sound channel exceeds the cross-sectional area, AR, of the miniature receiver, and wherein the excess cross-sectional area of the sound channel forms an acoustical passage defining an acoustical mass between a part of the sound channel wall and an outer housing part of the miniature receiver, and wherein the acoustical passage extends in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the sound channel, and wherein the acoustical passage is acoustically connected to the sound outlet of the nozzle and to the sound output port of the miniature receiver whereby the acoustical passage is arranged between the sound outlet of the nozzle and the sound output port of the miniature receiver. The present invention further relates to hearing device comprising an audio assembly.

The present invention relates to an audio assembly for a hearing device, said audio assembly comprising a nozzle comprising a sound channel and a sound port acoustically connected to the sound channel, wherein the sound channel has a longitudinal axis, a receiver at least partly positioned in the sound channel of the nozzle, wherein the receiver has a longitudinal axis, and wherein a housing of the receiver comprises a sound output port, and a first microphone at least partly arranged in the nozzle, wherein the first microphone comprises a sound inlet port. The longitudinal axes of the sound channel and the receiver are essentially parallel when the receiver is at least partly positioned in the sound channel. Moreover, an acoustic passage defining an acoustic mass exists between a part of a sound channel wall and an outer housing part of the receiver, and the acoustic passage extends in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the sound channel, and the acoustic passage is acoustically connected to the sound port of the nozzle and to the sound output port of the receiver whereby the acoustic passage is arranged between the sound port of the nozzle and the sound output port of the receiver. The receiver may comprise a hinged diaphragm and a voice coil secured thereto, and the hinged diaphragm is adapted to deflect in response to a drive signal applied to the voice coil. The present invention also relates to a hearing device comprising an audio assembly.

A duct built-in receiver assembly is provided that includes a receiver housing defining a channel extending in a longitudinal direction, where a first sound opening is arranged at a first end, and where a receiver is arranged in the channel. The dome is attached to the receiver housing at the first end. The dome includes a circumferential member disposed circumferentially around the receiver housing and has a second sound opening at the front end. An extension extends from an inner surface of the circumferential member toward the channel. The receiver shell comprises a first joint structure, the dome comprises a second joint structure, and the first joint structure and the second joint structure are configured to be mutually jointed so as to lock the dome to the receiver shell in a releasable mode. The assembly further includes a first release pattern and a second release pattern configured to release the dome from the receiver housing upon rotational movement of the dome and the receiver housing relative to each other.

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 the capsule and which is in fluid-connection with the transducer sound active part. At least a portion of the at least one sensor or of the at least one active electronic component is provided within the transducer air volume.

A wearable device comprises a shell assembly, an interface assembly and a control panel assembly, the shell assembly is provided with a connecting port, and the interface assembly is provided with a wiring end and an interface end which are opposite to each other; wherein the interface assembly is arranged in the shell assembly in the mode that the interface end faces the connecting port and is connected with the inner wall of the shell assembly, and the control panel assembly is arranged in the shell assembly and is connected with the wiring end through the guiding assembly. By means of the structure relation that the interface end and the connecting port face to each other and are communicated with each other, the external device and the wearable device can be connected through the interface assembly in a pluggable mode so as to support realization of functions such as device debugging, system upgrading, working mode and parameter adjustment and the like. Meanwhile, the interface assembly is connected to the shell assembly, the shell assembly can be directly used as a mounting carrier of the interface assembly, the structure and space of the shell assembly can be fully utilized, miniaturization and light-weight design of equipment can be achieved, and the equipment can be disassembled, assembled and maintained conveniently.

A personal audio unit, PAU, is described. The PAU comprises: a shell forming a cavity within the shell; an electronics module located within the cavity; wherein the cavity includes a solidified encapsulant contacting at least a portion of the electronics module and an internal wall of the shell. A method of manufacturing a personal audio unit, PAU, is described. The method including the steps of: forming a shell, the shell forming a cavity therein, the shell having a filling port into the cavity; locating an electronics module within the cavity; introducing a liquid encapsulant into the cavity via the filling port such that the liquid encapsulant enters interstices between the electronics module and an internal surface of the shell, and; curing the liquid encapsulant to form a solid encapsulant.

The present invention relates to an audio assembly for a hearing device, the audio assembly comprising: a nozzle-like member comprising a sound channel and a sound port acoustically connected to the sound channel, the sound channel having a longitudinal axis; a receiver at least partially positioned in the sound channel of the nozzle, where the receiver has a longitudinal axis, and where a housing of the receiver comprises a sound output port; and a first microphone at least partially disposed in the nozzle, wherein the first microphone includes a sound inlet port. The longitudinal axes of the sound channel and the receiver are substantially parallel when the receiver is at least partially positioned in the sound channel. Furthermore, an acoustic passage defining an acoustic mass is present between a portion of a sound channel wall and an outer housing portion of the receiver, and wherein the acoustic passage extends in the direction of a longitudinal axis of the sound channel, and the acoustic passage is acoustically connected to the sound port of the nozzle-like member and the sound output port of the receiver, whereby the acoustic passage is arranged between the sound port of the nozzle-like member and the sound output port of the receiver. The receiver may include a hinged diaphragm and a voice coil fixed thereto, and the hinged diaphragm is adapted to deflect in response to a drive signal applied to the voice coil. The invention also relates to a hearing device comprising an audio component.

A wearable device comprises a shell assembly and a microphone assembly, the shell assembly is provided with a pickup hole channel communicating the interior and the exterior of the shell assembly, and the microphone assembly is arranged in the shell assembly and fixedly connected with the inner wall of the shell assembly; the sound inlet channel of the microphone assembly is communicated with the pickup hole channel in a sealed mode, so that the microphone assembly can collect external sound signals input through the pickup hole channel. The shell assembly is used as a structure mounting carrier of the microphone assembly, so that application of related connecting parts can be reduced, the structural space of the shell assembly is fully utilized, structural fusion of the shell assembly and the microphone assembly is realized, and support is provided for miniaturization, compactness and lightweight design of equipment; meanwhile, by means of the sealed communication relation between the pickup hole channel and the microphone assembly, a powerful guarantee can be provided for the microphone assembly to accurately collect and identify external sound signals.

A wearable device includes a housing assembly and a button assembly. The housing assembly includes a first housing provided with a housing space and a button window. The button assembly includes an operating button provided in the housing space. The operating button is movably connected to an inner wall of the first housing. At least a portion of the operating button protrudes out of the first housing through the button window. By movably connecting the operating button with the inner wall of the first housing, the housing assembly is directly designated as a mounting carrier for the button assembly without using other connecting parts. It's not only conducive to full utilization of the structural space of the housing assembly but also conducive to reducing the configuration number of components, thereby providing support for convenient and quick disassembly and maintenance, and realizing miniaturization and lightweight design of the device.

The invention discloses a split-type pickup wearable hearing aid. The split-type pickup wearable hearing aid comprises a pickup assembly, a processing and control host and a receiver assembly, the pickup assembly is provided with a plurality of independent sound pickups, and the sound pickups are configured to be detachably arranged at different parts of an article worn by a user; the processing and control host comprises a shell and a circuit board arranged in the shell, and an information processing unit and a power supply unit are integrated on the circuit board; the earpiece assembly has at least one earphone. Wherein the pickup assembly is connected with the input end of the information processing unit through a first communication link, and the output end of the information processing unit is connected with the receiver assembly through a second communication link. Through the distributed pickup design, the degradation of the pickup effect caused by shielding is effectively avoided, the comprehensiveness and reliability of pickup are improved, and meanwhile, the convenience and adaptability of use are enhanced through a flexible wearing mode and an optional transmission link.

The present invention relates to a hearing system having an eardrum component for positioning on a user's eardrum and an ear canal component for positioning in the user's ear canal, the ear canal component and the eardrum component being connected to one another for the transfer of energy and / or information in such configuration that the ear canal component can be removed from the ear canal without the eardrum component also being removed.

A wearable device including a housing assembly and a microphone assembly is provided. The housing assembly includes a sound pickup hole connecting the interior of the housing assembly to the exterior of the housing assembly, and the microphone assembly is arranged in the interior of the housing assembly and is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the housing assembly. A sound inlet channel of the microphone assembly is in sealed connection with the sound pickup hole so that the microphone assembly may pick up an external sound signal input via the sound pickup hole. The housing assembly is designated as a structural mounting carrier for the microphone assembly, which reduces the use of related connecting parts, thereby fully utilizing the structural space of the housing assembly and realizing the structural fusion between the housing assembly and the microphone assembly, providing support for the miniaturization, compactness, and lightweight design of the device. At the same time, the sealed connection between the sound pickup hole and the microphone assembly provides a strong guarantee for the microphone assembly to accurately collect and identify external sound signals.

The present application relates to an ear-wearable hearing device. The device includes a receiver having a transducer housing with a stepped end portion. One or more diaphragms are disposed in the transducer housing and partition an interior of the transducer housing into a back cavity volume and a front cavity volume, the front cavity volume being connected to a sound port at the stepped end portion. The stepped end portion can house the diaphragm inside the transducer housing and a hearing device component outside the transducer housing. A motor disposed in the transducer housing is coupled to the diaphragm and electrically connected to an internal or external electrical interface of the hearing device.