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US 10,433,079 B2Granted
Hearing prosthesis accessory
AssigneeCochlear Limited
InventorsDavid Harte, Taduesz Jurkiewicz, Slobodan Ilic, Hans Yoo
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Abstract
Embodiments presented herein are generally directed to a protective sleeve for an external component of a hearing prosthesis.
Claims21
A protective sleeve for a hearing prosthesis sound processor, comprising:
- a flexible main body shaped to be substantially form fitting to the sound processor;
- an opening disposed at an end of the main body configured to receive the sound processor;
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- a flexible second component configured to mechanically mate with the opening in the main body to close the opening and seal the sound processor within the main body and to prevent the ingress of fluids through the opening.
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A sleeve for a behind-the-ear sound processor, comprising:
- a body at least substantially formed from a flexible material, wherein the body includes a first end and a second end and is shaped to receive the behind-the-ear sound processor, wherein an opening is disposed in the second end;
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- a base plug configured to mate with the opening disposed in the second end of the body after the behind-the-ear sound processor is positioned therein so as to form a contaminant-proof seal around the behind-the-ear sound processor.
A method for protecting a sound processor of a hearing prosthesis, comprising:
- providing a protective sleeve having a main body and a base plug each formed from a flexible material;
- inserting the sound processor into an opening in the main body;
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- inserting the base plug into the opening in the main body so as to seal the opening and form a contaminant-proof seal around the sound processor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.