Method of manufacturing a soft custom ear mold and a soft custom ear mold

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9258657
APP PUB NO 20140205124A1
SERIAL NO

14221911

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A soft custom ear mold (300) comprising: an inner ear mold part (100) consisting of a first bushing (101), a sound tube (102) and an ear wax guard bushing (103), and an outer ear mold part (200) that is adapted to fit an individual ear canal and comprises a sound conduit having holding means adapted to engage said inner part (100). The holding means defines the correct positioning of said inner part (100) in the sound conduit of said outer part (200) whereby a precise and stable positioning of the ear wax guard bushing (103) in the soft custom ear mold (300) is provided. The invention also relates to a hearing aid comprising such an ear mold (300, 900), a method for manufacturing such an ear mold and a tool for carrying out a part of said manufacturing method.

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WIDEX A/SLYNGE

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Jensen, Nikolaj Hommelhoff Copenhagen, DK 2 17
Jensen, Peter Nordland Kastrup, DK 6 32
Vaarbroe, Klaus Henrik Skovlunde, DK 8 56

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