CANAL HEARING DEVICE SIZER APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS
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1. A hearing device sizer apparatus, comprising:
- a medial sizer including a non-operative medial core portion, a removal loop, and a medial seal secured to the medial core portion; and
a lateral sizer including a non-operative lateral core portion and a lateral seal secured to the lateral core portion, whereinthe medial sizer and the lateral sizer are configured to be releasably engaged with one another; and
the lateral sizer is configured such that the removal loop extends through the lateral sizer when the medial sizer and the lateral sizer are releasably engaged with one another and such that the lateral sizer may be disengaged from the medial sizer without disconnecting the removal loop from the medial sizer.
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Abstract
A hearing device sizer apparatus including a medial sizer, with a medial core portion and a medial seal secured to the medial core portion, and a lateral sizer, with a lateral core portion and a lateral seal secured to the lateral core portion, that are configured to be releasably engaged with one another.
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16 Claims
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1. A hearing device sizer apparatus, comprising:
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a medial sizer including a non-operative medial core portion, a removal loop, and a medial seal secured to the medial core portion; and a lateral sizer including a non-operative lateral core portion and a lateral seal secured to the lateral core portion, wherein the medial sizer and the lateral sizer are configured to be releasably engaged with one another; and the lateral sizer is configured such that the removal loop extends through the lateral sizer when the medial sizer and the lateral sizer are releasably engaged with one another and such that the lateral sizer may be disengaged from the medial sizer without disconnecting the removal loop from the medial sizer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12)
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3. The hearing device sizer apparatus, comprising:
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a medial sizer including a non-operative medial core portion and a medial seal secured to the medial core portion; and a lateral sizer including a non-operative lateral core portion and a lateral seal secured to the lateral core portion, wherein the medial sizer and the lateral sizer are configured to be releasably engaged with one another; the medial sizer and the lateral sizer, when releasably engaged, together define a medial-lateral axis, a superior-inferior axis and a posterior-anterior axis; and the medial sizer and the lateral sizer are configured to be releasably engaged with one another in such a manner that, when releasbaly engaged, the medial and lateral sizers are permitted to move relative to one another in the medial-lateral direction, are prevented from moving relative to one another in the anterior-posterior direction, are prevented from moving relative to one another in the inferior-superior direction, and are prevented from rotating relative to one another about the medial-lateral axis.
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9. The hearing device sizer system, comprising
at least first and second medial sizers, each medial sizer including a medial core portion and a medial seal secured to the medial core portion, the medial seal on the first medial sizer being larger than the medial seal on the second medial sizer; - and
at least first and second lateral sizers, each lateral sizer including a lateral core portion and a lateral seal secured to the lateral core portion, the lateral seal on the first lateral sizer being larger than the lateral seal on the second lateral sizer; wherein the medial sizers and the lateral sizers are configured such that either of the at least first and second medial sizers can be releasably engaged with either of the at least first and second lateral sizers. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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13. A hearing device sizing method, comprising the steps of:
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releasably engaging a medial sizer, including a medial core portion and a medial seal secured to the medial core portion, to a lateral sizer, including a lateral core portion and a lateral seal secured to the lateral core portion, to form a sizer apparatus; inserting the sizer apparatus into an ear canal such that the medial sizer is in a location adjacent to the tympanic membrane; and removing the lateral sizer from the ear canal without moving the medial sizer from the location adjacent to the tympanic membrane. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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14. (canceled)
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