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Adjustable venting for hearing instruments

  • US 9,924,276 B2
  • Filed: 11/26/2014
  • Issued: 03/20/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An ear tip apparatus for use with a hearing device, the ear tip comprising:

  • a malleable structure sized and configured for placement in an ear canal of a user, the malleable structure having a cross-section shaped to define at least one channel between an inner wall of the ear canal and an outer surface of the malleable structure for venting of the ear canal,wherein the malleable structure is deformable to adjust the cross-section thereof so as to vary a size of the at least one channel to adjust a degree of venting provided by the at least one channel; and

    an actuator coupled to the malleable structure and operable to cause the malleable structure to deform,wherein the actuator comprises a slider configured for translation and/or rotation relative to the malleable structure.

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