Earpieces, systems, and methods
AssigneeSyzygy Memory Plastics
InventorsPhillip Brent Duncan, Michael Robert Moussa, James C. Amato
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to devices, systems, and methods for modifying received and/or perceived sound. For example, a device for altering sound received at a subject's ear may comprise an elongated earpiece having a proximal portion and a distal portion and defining a longitudinal axis (e.g., together defining a longitudinal axis). A proximal portion may comprise an insert configured for at least partial insertion in the canal of the subject's ear. A distal end may comprise a handle configured to guide insertion of the insert in the subject's ear canal.
Claims23
A device for altering sound received at a subject's ear, the device comprising:
- an elongated earpiece having a proximal portion and a distal portion and defining a longitudinal axis, wherein
- the proximal portion comprises:
- an insert configured for at least partial insertion in the canal of the subject's ear,
- the insert comprising:
- a first elongated stem positioned generally parallel to the longitudinal axis and tapering from its distal end to its proximal end;
- at least 3 insert flanges, each insert flange fixed along the length of the stem generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;
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- a stop flange fixed to the stem distal to the insert flanges at its distal end and having an outer periphery with a major extent and a minor extent with the major extent greater than the minor extent, and
- the distal portion comprises:
- a handle fixed to at least a portion of a distal surface of the stop flange and configured to guide insertion of the insert in the subject's ear canal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.