Hearing aid positioning system and structure

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9571939
APP PUB NO 20140105438A1
SERIAL NO

14100752

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A hearing aid includes a relatively rigid shell which holds hearing aid electronics and one or more flexible, shape-retaining filaments attached to the hearing aid shell. The filament(s) extend(s) out a proximal side of the hearing aid shell having a shape which interacts with the user's ear anatomy such as the conchae bowl. The shape determines an insertion depth of the hearing aid shell into the user's ear canal, and a spring action biases the hearing aid toward the desired insertion depth. The hearing aid supported by the filament(s) provides an open, unoccluding position in the ear canal.

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  • INTRICON CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Conger, Christopher Drake Stillwater, US 2 9
Daavettila, Jean Elvira St. Paul, US 3 11
Fretz, Robert J Maplewood, US 15 400
Mako, Vincent Joseph Lakeville, US 5 39

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