Detachable filter member for hearing aid device
AssigneeOticon A/S
InventorsSvend Oscar PETERSEN, Morten Friis KARLSEN, Martin LINDEBJERG
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Abstract
A replaceable filter member for a hearing aid device is disclosed. The filter member comprising an unit with a housing configured to be inserted into the ear canal of a user of the hearing aid device. The filter member is configured to prevent ear wax from entering an opening in the housing. The filter member is a one-piece body that is configured to cover several openings in the unit while being attached to the unit.
Claims19
A detachable filter member for a hearing aid device, the hearing aid device comprising a housing configured to be inserted into the ear canal of a user of the hearing aid device, the filter member being configured to prevent ear wax from entering an opening in the housing, the filter member comprising:
- a one-piece body that is configured to cover the opening in the housing while attached to the housing,
- wherein the detachable filter member integrally includes a dome to be arranged next to the distal end of the housing.
A hearing aid, comprising:
- a housing to be positioned in an ear canal of a user, the housing having a distal end to be positioned near the ear drum and a proximal end to be positioned near the opening of the ear canal;
- a detachable filter member attached to the housing, the filter member being configured to prevent ear wax from entering an opening in the housing, the filter member being a one-piece body that is configured to cover an opening in the housing while attached to the housing, wherein the detachable filter member integrally includes a dome to be arranged next to the distal end of the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.