Flexible hearing aid tip with an integral receiver
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1. A flexible tip for a hearing aid comprising:
- a mushroom shaped tip;
an inner portion defining a bore having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the bore adapted to be disposed adjacent an eardrum; and
a receiver mounted within the bore.
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Abstract
A flexible tip for a hearing aid includes a mushroom shaped tip, an inner portion having a bore and a receiver mounted within the bore. The receiver can be housing and sealed within a receiver housing. The receiver housing can include a spring having a high compliance along a longitudinal axis and transverse axis, to provide flexibility in the flexible tip. The spring can also having a high stiffness along a radial direction about the circumference of the spring to provide support of the flexible tip from radially directed loads.
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44 Claims
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1. A flexible tip for a hearing aid comprising:
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a mushroom shaped tip;
an inner portion defining a bore having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the bore adapted to be disposed adjacent an eardrum; and
a receiver mounted within the bore. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A hearing aid comprising:
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a hearing aid base unit having a housing, a microphone, a battery and electronics; and
a flexible tip connected to the base unit, the flexible tip having a mushroom shaped tip, an inner portion defining a bore having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end adapted to be disposed adjacent an eardrum, and a receiver mounted within the bore. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for placing a receiver adjacent to an eardrum comprising:
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providing a hearing aid having a flexible tip formed of a mushroom shaped tip and an inner portion defining a bore, the flexible tip having a receiver mounted within the bore;
placing the hearing aid within an ear of a user; and
placing the flexible tip adjacent to the eardrum within the ear of the user. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A flexible tip for a hearing aid comprising:
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a tip portion for sealing an ear canal;
an inner portion defining a bore having a proximal end and a distal end, the inner portion formed of a flexible material adapted to conform to the geometry of an ear canal and the proximal end of the bore adapted to be disposed adjacent an eardrum; and
a receiver mounted within the bore. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A hearing aid comprising:
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a hearing aid base unit having a housing, a microphone, a battery and electronics; and
a flexible tip connected to the base unit, the flexible tip having a tip portion for sealing an ear canal, an inner portion defining a bore having a proximal end and a distal end, the inner portion formed of a flexible material adapted to conform to the geometry of an ear canal and the proximal end of the bore adapted to be disposed adjacent an eardrum, and a receiver mounted within the bore. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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