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.

    Method and apparatus for in-ear acoustic readout of data from a hearing instrument

    公开(公告)号:US11317221B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-26

    申请号:US17055094

    申请日:2018-05-15

    申请人: Sonova AG

    IPC分类号: H04R25/00 H04R1/08 H04R1/28

    摘要: Systems and methods for two-way communication with a hearing device are disclosed. In one embodiment, an accessory for communication with a hearing device includes an acoustic filter, and a microphone configured as an acoustic receiver (RX) for acoustic signals from a speaker of the hearing device via the acoustic filter. The acoustic filter is configured to operate at at least one resonance frequency. The accessory is in acoustic and magnetic communication with the hearing device.

    Hearing device seal modules, modular hearing devices including the same and associated methods

    公开(公告)号:US10701497B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-30

    申请号:US16140322

    申请日:2018-09-24

    申请人: Sonova AG

    IPC分类号: H04R25/00 H04R25/02

    摘要: A hearing device seal module having a tubular seal carrier formed from resilient material, defining a medial-lateral axis and a lumen configured for passage of the hearing device core, and including a seal support region with a first portion defining a first portion perimeter in a plane perpendicular to the medial-lateral axis and a second portion, lateral of the first portion, defining a second portion perimeter in a plane perpendicular to the medial-lateral axis that is less than the first portion perimeter when the seal support region is in an unstressed state, and a first seal secured to the first portion of the seal support region and extending outwardly therefrom.

    Cerumen Filter Applicator
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200296528A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-17

    申请号:US16767082

    申请日:2017-11-28

    申请人: SONOVA AG

    IPC分类号: H04R25/00

    摘要: A tool for replacing a cerumen filter in a sound conduit of a hearing aid. The tool is designed to position a cerumen filter along the sound conduit and to couple with and remove a cerumen filter that has been positioned along the sound conduit. The tool comprises an insertion tip and an removal tip, both configured to fit inside the sound conduit and to couple or engage with an engagement body extending centrally from the cerumen filter. The tool may be in the form of a stylus with the insertion tip on one and the removing tip on the other end. The tool may also be in the form of a disc dispenser with a plurality of insertion and removal tips attached to the dispenser and accessible for use by rotating plates making up the disc dispenser.