Hearing aid circuit with integrated switch and battery
AssigneeSongbird Hearing, Inc.
InventorsWalter P. Sjursen, Michael DeSalvo, Hassan Mohamed, Paul J. Mulhauser, Karl D. Kirk
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Abstract
A hearing aid includes a circuit board having a battery affixed thereon and a switch that utilizes a portion of the circuit board as a portion of the switch. The battery is permanently affixed to the circuit board in at least one location and at least a portion of the battery is spaced away from the circuit board. The circuit board further includes at least one pair of printed switch traces. The switch is integrated into the circuit board in a way that utilizes the circuit board to form a rotary switch.
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A hearing aid comprising:
- a flexible circuit board containing a battery permanently affixed thereto, the battery having a first surface that is opposed to, and spaced away from, a surface of the flexible circuit board.
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A hearing aid comprising:
- a circuit board containing a battery permanently affixed thereto, the circuit board and the battery forming a substantially enclosed chamber.
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A hearing aid comprising:
- a circuit board for a hearing aid comprising at least one switch trace.
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A flexible circuit board comprising at least one switch trace.
A method of operating a hearing aid, comprising:
- with a hearing aid having a circuit and at least one switch trace thereon, moving at least one rotating electrical contact relative to the at least one switch trace to modify the operation of the hearing aid.
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A hearing aid comprising:
- a hearing aid shell;
- a microphone enclosed within the hearing aid shell;
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- a sealing member surrounding the periphery of the microphone, and substantially completely filling the area between the periphery of the microphone and the interior surface of the hearing aid shell.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.