In-ear housing with customized retention

    公开(公告)号:US11317225B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-26

    申请号:US16641269

    申请日:2017-08-24

    申请人: Sonova AG

    IPC分类号: H04R25/00 A61F11/08 H04R1/10

    摘要: A custom fit hearing device that includes an in-ear housing designed to fit at least partially in a hearing device user's ear canal. The in-ear housing includes one or more areas on its outer-surface that are designed to provide retention of the in-ear housing in the ear canal. The one of more area may be rougher than the rest of the outer-surface of the in-ear housing, may have greater a friction coefficient than the rest of the outer-surface of the in-ear housing, may be made of a different material than the rest of the outer-surface of the in-ear housing, may contain granular material and/or may include surface features such as shapes extending outward from the outer-surface or undulations/ripples in the outer-surface. The in-ear housing may be produced using virtual designs and a 3D scan of the ear canal and may be manufactured using additive manufacturing or 3D printing.

    IN-EAR HOUSING WITH CUSTOMIZED RETENTION
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200186905A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-11

    申请号:US16641269

    申请日:2017-08-24

    申请人: Sonova AG

    IPC分类号: H04R1/10 H04R25/00 A61F11/08

    摘要: A custom fit hearing device that includes an in-ear housing designed to fit at least partially in a hearing device user's ear canal. The in-ear housing includes one or more areas on its outer-surface that are designed to provide retention of the in-ear housing in the ear canal. The one of more area may be rougher than the rest of the outer-surface of the in-ear housing, may have greater a friction coefficient than the rest of the outer-surface of the in-ear housing, may be made of a different material than the rest of the outer-surface of the in-ear housing, may contain granular material and/or may include surface features such as shapes extending outward from the outer-surface or undulations/ripples in the outer-surface. The in-ear housing may be produced using virtual designs and a 3D scan of the ear canal and may be manufactured using additive manufacturing or 3D printing.

    Fitting method for a binaural hearing system

    公开(公告)号:US10433082B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-01

    申请号:US16320093

    申请日:2016-07-26

    申请人: SONOVA AG

    IPC分类号: H04R25/00

    摘要: There is provided a method for fitting of a binaural hearing system comprising a first hearing device and a second hearing device to a patient suffering from an asymmetric hearing loss for first time use, wherein the difference in hearing loss between the two ears is at least 5 dB on average in a main frequency range between 500 Hz and 4 kHz.

    A customized Device for Insertion of a Deep-Cana hearing Aid and a method for manufacturing and Using such an Insertion Device

    公开(公告)号:US20190230453A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-25

    申请号:US16310044

    申请日:2016-06-17

    申请人: Sonova AG

    IPC分类号: H04R25/00

    摘要: This invention relates to a device for insertion of a deep-in-the-canal hearing aid—alternatively designatable as extended wear hearing aid—into an ear canal of an individual user, at a pre-determined insertion depth (d) thereof. The insertion device comprises a customized support comprising an outer profile conforming to the shapes of at least a portion of a conchal cavity and of an ear canal of said individual user; and a guide channel, disposed internal to said outer profile, extending between a lateral entry opening thereof, for loading said hearing aid; and a medial exit opening thereof, for releasing said hearing aid into said ear canal. The present invention also relates to a method of manufacturing an insertion device for inserting a hearing aid deep into an ear canal of an individual hearing aid user, at a pre-determined insertion depth (d) thereof.

    FITTING METHOD FOR A BINAURAL HEARING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20190253818A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-15

    申请号:US16320093

    申请日:2016-07-26

    申请人: SONOVA AG

    IPC分类号: H04R25/00

    摘要: There is provided a method for fitting of a binaural hearing system comprising a first hearing device and a second hearing device to a patient suffering from an asymmetric hearing loss for first time use, wherein the difference in hearing loss between the two ears is at least 5 dB on average in a main frequency range between 500 Hz and 4 kHz.