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US 9,318,098 B2Granted
Tube system and life tube adaptor for a hearing aid
AssigneeSivantos Pte. Ltd.
InventorsHan Seong Chew, Beng Hai Tan
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Abstract
A hearing aid includes a body and an ear piece. A life tube is disposed between the hearing aid body and the ear piece for guiding sound from a receiver in the hearing aid body to the ear of the wearer. In order to adapt the hearing aid to different wearers with different ear conches, a tube system is provided with an adaptable length.
Claims6
In an adjustable length tube system having a tube for providing a sound connection between a hearing aid body with a receiver and an ear piece of a hearing aid, an adaptor, comprising:
- an integrally formed frangible insertion tool configured to insert the adaptor into the tube;
- said insertion tool being broken from the adapter after insertion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.