Battery enclosure for canal hearing devices

A battery section for use with a hearing device to enable deep insertion of the hearing device entirely within the ear canal of a wearer, said battery section comprising:

• a thin enclosure substantially conforming to the shape of a battery to be enclosed therein, said enclosure being configured and adapted to be selectively separable from its associated hearing device and to allow insertion therein and removal therefrom of said battery to accommodate replacement of said battery when depleted, said enclosure constituting the outermost enclosure of said battery therein and being in direct exposure to the environment of the ear canal when the hearing device is inserted therein,
• a connector incorporated in said enclosure for electrical connection to said battery, and said enclosure exclusively surrounding said connector and said batter when enclosed therein, and
• means for electrically and mechanically connecting said connector to an associated hearing device, whereby to concurrently couple said enclosure to said hearing device,
• said battery section being non-occlusive within the ear canal when placed therein.