Disengagement tool for a modular canal hearing device and systems including same
First Claim
1. A disengagement tool for a canal hearing device including a main module and a battery module incorporating a battery cell therein, the disengagement tool comprising:
- a cavity for receiving a lateral end of the canal hearing device, wherein the cavity is configured to cause the battery module to automatically disengage, at least in part, from the main module upon axial insertion of a lateral end of the canal hearing device into the receptacle cavity.
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Abstract
Examples of modular hearing devices and tools for disengaging a battery module from a main module of the canal hearing device are described. The disengagement tool may be used to switch the modular hearing device to the power OFF condition, or to completely remove the battery module therefrom. According to examples described, the disengagement tool comprises a receptacle cavity shaped to accommodate the lateral end of the modular hearing device, the cavity including features arranged to actuate a handle of the battery module for automatically disengaging the battery module upon insertion of the canal hearing device into the receptacle cavity. Other examples describe features for holding the battery module with the main module in either the ON or OFF positions.
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30 Claims
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1. A disengagement tool for a canal hearing device including a main module and a battery module incorporating a battery cell therein, the disengagement tool comprising:
a cavity for receiving a lateral end of the canal hearing device, wherein the cavity is configured to cause the battery module to automatically disengage, at least in part, from the main module upon axial insertion of a lateral end of the canal hearing device into the receptacle cavity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A canal hearing device system comprising:
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a canal hearing device comprising a main module and a battery module incorporating a battery cell within; and a disengagement tool including a receptacle cavity configured to receive a lateral end of the canal hearing device and automatically disengage, at least in part, the battery module from the main module upon axial insertion of the lateral end into the receptacle cavity. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A multifunction tool for use with a canal hearing device, the multifunction tool comprising:
a body including; a cavity configured to receive a canal hearing device partially therein, the canal hearing device including a main module and a battery module, the cavity further configured to automatically disengage, at least in part, the battery module from the main module upon axial insertion of the canal hearing device partially into the cavity; and at least one of a remote control for controlling the canal hearing device remotely, an insertion tool configured to grasp a lateral end of the canal hearing device for inserting the canal hearing device into the ear canal, and a removal tool configured to engage with the lateral end of the canal hearing device for removing the canal hearing device from the ear canal, wherein the at least one of the remote control, the insertion tool, or the removal tool is removably coupled to the body. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method for turning off a canal hearing device which includes a main module and a battery module incorporating a battery cell therein, the method comprising:
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inserting the lateral end of the canal hearing device into a receptacle cavity of a disengagement tool, the receptacle cavity configured to receive a lateral end of the canal hearing device, the receptacle cavity further configured to automatically disengage the battery module from the main module upon axial insertion of the lateral end of the canal hearing device into the receptacle cavity; applying an axial force to the canal hearing device; and actuating the battery module using features incorporated within the receptacle cavity to partially disengage the battery module from the main module thereby providing the canal hearing device in a power OFF condition. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for removing a battery module of a modular canal hearing device from a main module of the modular canal hearing device, the method comprising:
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inserting a lateral end of the modular canal hearing device into a removal cavity of a disengagement tool comprising a removal cavity for receiving a lateral end of the modular canal hearing device, wherein the removal cavity includes disengagement features for automatically disengaging the battery module from the main module upon axial insertion of the lateral end of the modular canal hearing device into the receptacle cavity; applying an axial force to engage the lateral end with the disengagement features to cause the battery module to automatically disengage from the main module; and withdrawing the main module from the removal cavity while the battery module remains attached to the disengagement tool. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A canal hearing device comprising:
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a main module incorporating a microphone, a receiver, and circuitry, the main module adapted for positioning in the ear; and a battery module incorporating a battery cell therein, the battery module configured to be coupled to the main module, wherein the battery module is configured to automatically disengage, at least in part, with respect to the main module upon axial insertion of a lateral end of the canal hearing device into a receptacle cavity, and wherein the canal hearing device further comprising a detent, a first circumferential groove for holding the detent in a first position representing an ON condition, and a second circumferential groove for holding the detent in a second position representing an OFF condition. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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