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Perpendicular docking into canal hearing device, and battery module

A hearing device and battery module technology, which is applied in the direction of total ear canal hearing aids, hearing aids, electrical components, etc., can solve the problems of debris running into the interior, hearing devices being unusable, damaged, etc., and achieve the effect of easy handling and replacement

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-02-19
IHEAR MEDICAL
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If the sound jack is not protected, debris can often get inside, especially the microphone, causing damage
On the other hand, if a permanent filter is used to protect the sound port, it will eventually render the hearing device unusable due to earwax contamination

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[0024] Specific details are set forth below in order to provide a full understanding of the invention. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that some embodiments may not be included in the details described herein. In some instances, well-known structures, hearing aid components, circuits, control signals and software operations may not be shown in order to not unnecessarily mislead the described embodiments.

[0025] Conventional hearing devices and battery modules may include several limitations. For example, prior art battery modules are typically arranged to engage the hearing device axially. Axial coupling of the device to the battery module has several disadvantages, including complex electromechanical mechanisms that must be used to achieve the coupling, discomfort for the patient, increased size, potential for the battery to detach from the device during use, and possible hearing loss. The device is placed too far in the ear canal, etc. Therefore, there...

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Abstract

A modular canal hearing aid assembly having a main module and a disposable battery module that docks perpendicularly into the main module which surrounds the battery module circumferentially and laterally for secure connection that eliminates inadvertent separation of the modules during removal of the hearing aid assembly from the ear canal. The disposable battery module incorporates battery cell, sound port, and handle, in a unitary structure that is easy to handle and replace as an integrated unit when any of the degradables within are consumed. The disposable battery module also comprises a membrane filter for filtering out earwax and liquids. The perpendicular docking mechanism provides highly space efficient design for comfortable and inconspicuous fit deep in the ear canal.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to hearing devices, and more particularly to hearing devices that are arranged in the ear canal for concealed wearing. The present application is related to pending U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 12 / 878,926, entitled "CANAL HEARING DEVICE WITH DISPOSABLE BATTERY MODULE," which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety as refer to. Background technique [0002] Such as figure 1 As shown, the ear canal 10 is generally narrow and tortuous, approximately 26 mm from the ear canal aperture 11 to the tympanic membrane (or eardrum) 15 . Lateral part 12 is often referred to as a cartilage canal because of the underlying cartilage tissue. Earwax (cerumen, or earwax) is usually present in the cartilage area12. The part in the middle near the tympanic membrane 15 is hard and is called the bony region 13 because of the underlying bony tissue. There are curved features at the bone-soft interface 8 to separate the cart...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H04R25/00
CPCH04R25/00H04R25/602H04R2225/023
Inventor 阿德南沈聶维多范伦左拉派翠克康堤索
Owner IHEAR MEDICAL
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