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US 2017/0013375 A1Published application
Spacer and hearing device comprising it
AssigneeOticon A/S
InventorPoul HENRIKSEN
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Abstract
A spacer attached to or being configured to be attached to a pull-out string for a hearing device is disclosed. The spacer comprises a contact portion adapted for being brought into contact with the wall of the ear canal of a hearing device user and hereby maintain the pull-out string in a distance from the wall of the ear canal.
Claims20
A hearing aid device having a housing configured to be inserted completely into the ear canal of a wearer, wherein the housing comprises a pull-out string configured to allow the wearer to extract the housing from the ear canal,
- wherein an antenna is attached to the pull-out string or integrated in the pull-out string, and
- wherein at least one spacer comprising a contact portion adapted for being brought into contact with the wall of the ear canal of the wearer and, during use, hereby maintain the antenna in a distance from the wall of the ear canal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.