Hearing aid earpiece covers
First Claim
1. A cover configured to be removably attached to, and at least partially cover, a hearing aid earpiece, the cover comprising light transmissive material in at least one portion thereof configured to guide light from at least one optical emitter associated with the hearing aid earpiece to a region of an ear of a subject wearing the hearing aid earpiece and guide light from the ear of the subject to at least one optical detector associated with the hearing aid earpiece, wherein the light transmissive material comprises at least one lens region that facilitates inspection light coupling from the at least one optical emitter into the ear region and facilitates scattered light coupling to the at least one optical detector from the ear region.
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Abstract
A cover is configured to be removably attached to and at least partially cover a hearing aid earpiece. The removable cover includes light transmissive material in at least one portion thereof that is configured to guide light from at least one optical emitter associated with the hearing aid earpiece to a region of a body of a subject wearing the hearing aid earpiece and/or guide light from the body of the subject to at least one optical detector associated with the hearing aid earpiece. The removable cover may include at least one alignment member that facilitates stability of the hearing aid earpiece when inserted within an ear of the subject. The removable cover may include at least one lens region, at least one light diffusion region, and/or at least one luminescence region in optical communication with the light transmissive material.
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- 1. A cover configured to be removably attached to, and at least partially cover, a hearing aid earpiece, the cover comprising light transmissive material in at least one portion thereof configured to guide light from at least one optical emitter associated with the hearing aid earpiece to a region of an ear of a subject wearing the hearing aid earpiece and guide light from the ear of the subject to at least one optical detector associated with the hearing aid earpiece, wherein the light transmissive material comprises at least one lens region that facilitates inspection light coupling from the at least one optical emitter into the ear region and facilitates scattered light coupling to the at least one optical detector from the ear region.
- 11. A cover configured to be removably attached to, and at least partially cover, a hearing aid earpiece, the cover comprising light transmissive material in at least one portion thereof configured to guide light from at least one optical emitter associated with the hearing aid earpiece to a non-ear canal region of an ear of a subject wearing the hearing aid earpiece and guide light from the non-ear canal region of the ear of the subject to at least one optical detector associated with the hearing aid earpiece, wherein the light transmissive material comprises at least one lens region that facilitates inspection light coupling from the at least one optical emitter into the non-ear canal region and facilitates scattered light coupling to the at least one optical detector from the non-ear canal region.
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21. A cover configured to be removably attached to, and at least partially cover, a hearing aid earpiece, the cover comprising light transmissive material in at least one portion thereof configured to guide light from at least one optical emitter associated with the hearing aid earpiece to a region of an ear of a subject wearing the hearing aid earpiece and/or guide light from the ear of the subject to at least one optical detector associated with the hearing aid earpiece, wherein the cover comprises an inner surface and an outer surface, and wherein a layer of cladding material is disposed on at least a portion of the inner surface and the outer surface, wherein the cladding material has a lower index of refraction than the light transmissive material.
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22. A cover configured to be removably attached to, and at least partially cover, a hearing aid earpiece, the cover comprising light transmissive material in at least one portion thereof configured to guide light from at least one optical emitter associated with the hearing aid earpiece to a region of an ear of a subject wearing the hearing aid earpiece, wherein the cover comprises a region configured to couple with guided light from the optical emitter to generate a diffuse light beam towards the ear region having an intensity distribution that reduces motion artifacts caused by motion of the hearing aid earpiece within the ear.
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