Tool for insertion of canal hearing device into the ear canal

A tool for inserting a canal hearing device into the ear canal, the tool comprising:

• a monolithic tool body including:
• a medial section having a first cavity and a second cavity positioned laterally relative to the first cavity, the first cavity and the second cavity being connected by a first channel;
• and
• a handle section extending lateral to the medial section and configured to be resiliently deformed from a first position to a second position upon the application of a force and wherein the handle section returns to the first position upon release of said force;
• wherein the handle section is coupled to the medial section such that deformation of the handle section changes a dimension of the first and second cavities.

A method for inserting a canal hearing device into the ear canal, the method comprising:

• engaging a medial end of an insertion tool with a canal hearing device outside of the ear canal by axially joining the insertion tool to a lateral end of the canal hearing device, whereby a knob element of the canal hearing device is constrained within a locking cavity of the medial end and a portion of the lateral end of the canal hearing device is cradled within a cradling cavity of the medial end;
• grasping a handle of the insertion tool;
• and
• inserting the canal hearing device into the ear canal by advancing the medial end of the insertion tool with the canal hearing device engaged therewithin towards the ear canal t while the insertion tool is cradling the lateral end and constraining the knob element.