Housing for a standard fit hearing assistance device
AssigneeStarkey Laboratories, Inc.
InventorsSidney A. Higgins, Aaron Jon Schroeder
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Abstract
A hearing aid kit includes a standard fit, completely-in-canal (CIC) hearing aid and a hearing aid tool set. The CIC hearing aid is for extended use and includes a core module inserted into a sleeve. The core module and the sleeve each include various features providing for a minimum overall size, ease of insertion, removal, and cleaning, and enhanced sound transmission. The tool set is configured to be stored and carried in a single piece and provides for adjustment and cleaning of the CIC hearing aid. Open ear fits and occlusive ear fits are possible using different sleeves.
Claims24
A hearing aid for use in an ear canal, comprising:
- a hearing aid circuit including a microphone having a microphone diaphragm, a receiver having a receiver diaphragm, and a processor circuit coupled between the microphone and the receiver;
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- a case housing the hearing aid circuit, the case including:
- a unitary base structure being a continuous wall structure and including a rear portion housing at least the microphone and having a first opening, a front portion housing at least the receiver and having a second opening, and a middle portion configured to hold a battery, wherein the first opening and the second opening are on planes that are approximately perpendicular to each other, and the microphone diaphragm and the receiver diaphragm are approximately perpendicular to each other;
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- an end cap bonded to the base structure over the first opening, a snap cap seated on the end cap, and a slit formed between the end cap and the snap cap, the slit functioning as an inlet port for sound and air.
A hearing aid for use in an ear canal, comprising:
- a microphone and processor module including a microphone having a microphone diaphragm and at least a portion of a processor circuit including a digital signal processor (DSP);
- a receiver module including at least a receiver having a receiver diaphragm;
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- a case including a unitary base structure being a continuous wall structure including a microphone and DSP compartment housing the microphone and processor module, a receiver compartment housing the receiver module, a battery compartment coupled between the microphone and DSP compartment and the receiver compartment, an end cap bonded to the microphone and processor compartment, a snap cap seated on the end cap, and a slit formed between the end cap and the snap cap, the slit functioning as an inlet port for sound and air, wherein the microphone diaphragm is approximately perpendicular to the receiver diaphragm when the microphone and processor module is housed in the microphone and DSP compartment and the receiver module is housed in the receiver compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.