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US 8,411,889 B2Granted
Hearing system with positioning device and corresponding positioning method
AssigneeSiemens Medical Instruments Pte. Ltd.
InventorsFrank Naumann, Uwe Rass
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Abstract
A hearing aid can be inserted deep inside an auditory canal without the risk of injury. The hearing system has a hearing device that can be completely inserted into a human auditory canal, and a positioning device, which is attached to the hearing device in a self-retaining manner. The positioning device can be detached from the hearing device, when the latter is in the state where it is inserted into the auditory canal, and cannot or can only partly be inserted into the auditory canal because it serves as a stop on a section of the concha when the hearing device is being positioned. The positioning device is decoupled from the hearing device after placement and removed from the auditory canal.
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A hearing system, comprising:
- a hearing device configured for complete insertion into a human auditory canal;
- a positioning device releasably attached to said hearing device in a self-retaining manner, wherein said positioning device is detached from said hearing device when said hearing device is inserted in the auditory canal, said positioning device cannot be inserted, or can only be partly inserted, into the auditory canal, and said positioning device serves as an insertion stop on a part of a concha at an entrance to the auditory canal during a positioning of the hearing device in the auditory canal;
- said positioning device including a tube and said hearing device being detachably mounted at one end of said tube;
- and
- said positioning device including a pin disposed in said tube, said pin being rotatably disposed about an axis thereof or axially displaceable within said tube for detaching said hearing device from said positioning device.
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A hearing system, comprising:
- a hearing device configured for complete insertion into a human auditory canal;
- a positioning device releasably attached to said hearing device in a self-retaining manner, wherein said positioning device is detached from said hearing device when said hearing device is inserted in the auditory canal, said positioning device cannot be inserted, or can only be partly inserted, into the auditory canal, and said positioning device serves as an insertion stop on a part of a concha at an entrance to the auditory canal during a positioning of the hearing device in the auditory canal;
- said positioning device including a tube or a bolt and said hearing device being detachably mounted at one end of said tube or said bolt;
- and
- said positioning device having an undercut section undercutting a projection of said hearing device in a state in which said positioning device is attached to said hearing device, and wherein the undercut is released for detaching said positioning device from said hearing device.
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A hearing system, comprising:
- a hearing device configured for complete insertion into a human auditory canal;
- a positioning device releasably attached to said hearing device in a self-retaining manner, wherein said positioning device is detached from said hearing device when said hearing device is inserted in the auditory canal, said positioning device cannot be inserted, or can only be partly inserted, into the auditory canal, and said positioning device serves as an insertion stop on a part of a concha at an entrance to the auditory canal during a positioning of the hearing device in the auditory canal;
- said positioning device including a tube or a bolt and said hearing device being detachably mounted at one end of said tube or said bolt;
- and
- wherein said bolt or said tube is inserted into a recess formed in said hearing device under magnetic guidance for attaching said bolt or tube to said hearing device.
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A method for positioning a hearing device in a human auditory canal, the method which comprises:
- providing positioning device with a tube and a pin movably disposed in said tube;
- attaching the positioning device to the hearing device, with the positioning device and the hearing device interconnected in a self-retaining manner;
- completely inserting the hearing device into the auditory canal with the aid of the positioning device until the positioning device butts against a part of a concha on an outside of the auditory canal;
- and
- detaching the positioning device from the hearing device by rotating the pin or axially moving the pin relative to the tube and removing the positioning device, with the hearing device alone remaining in the auditory canal.
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A method for positioning a hearing device in a human auditory canal, the method which comprises:
- providing a positioning device formed with a tube or a bolt and having an undercut section configured to undercut a projection of the hearing device;
- mounting the hearing device to one end of the tube or the bolt of the positioning device with a self-retaining and detachable connection wherein the undercut section of the positioning device undercuts the projection of the hearing device;
- completely inserting the hearing device into the auditory canal with the aid of the positioning device until the positioning device butts against a part of a concha on an outside of the auditory canal;
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- detaching the positioning device from the hearing device by releasing the undercut, and removing the positioning device, with the hearing device alone remaining in the auditory canal.
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A method for positioning a hearing device in a human auditory canal, the method which comprises:
- providing a positioning device formed with a tube or a bolt;
- attaching the positioning device to the hearing device by inserting the bolt or the tube into a recess formed in the hearing device under magnetic guidance, and interconnecting the positioning device and the hearing device in a self-retaining manner;
- completely inserting the hearing device into the auditory canal with the aid of the positioning device until the positioning device butts against a part of a concha on an outside of the auditory canal;
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- detaching the positioning device from the hearing device and removing the positioning device, with the hearing device alone remaining in the auditory canal.
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