Class 381/329 - Device for manipulation

Subclass of Class 381 - Electrical audio signal processing systems and devices
Definition: Subject matter including means for insertion, extraction,
No. of applications: 19
Last issue date: 10/06/2011

Application No.	Application Title	Issue Date
20110243358	SYSTEM FOR PICKING-UP A USER'S VOICE A system for picking-up a user's voice, having an earpiece (10) that has a shell (12) and is to be worn at least partly in the user's ear canal (18), an elongate C-shaped bow-like retention element (14) attached to the shell for retaining the...	10/06/2011
20110206225	Hearing aid and handling tool A hearing aid and handling tool is provided, where the hearing aid has all parts thereof inside the ear canal and comprise a casing part with a retention element extending radially between the casing part and the circumference of an ear canal of a user. A sound exit is ...	08/25/2011
20110188692	HEARING SYSTEM WITH POSITIONING DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING POSITIONING METHOD A hearing aid can be inserted deep inside an auditory canal without the risk of injury. The hearing system has a hearing device that can be completely inserted into a human auditory canal, and a positioning device, which is attached to the hearing device in a self-retai...	08/04/2011
20110188691	TOOL FOR FITTING AND REMOVING A RECEIVER OF A HEARING AID A tool is provided with which a receiver of a hearing aid can be easily fitted into an earpiece or an ear mold and removed therefrom. The tool has an elongate main body, a first tool part for removing the receiver from a first earpiece, a second tool part for removing t...	08/04/2011
20110058697	Canal Hearing Device with Disposable Battery Module A modular canal hearing aid assembly having a main module positioned in the ear canal and a disposable battery module laterally positioned in the ear canal. The main module incorporates the durable components of a hearing device including the receiver, microphone and el...	03/10/2011
20110019851	OPEN EAR CANAL HEARING AID The invention provides systems and methods for providing hearing aid. An open ear canal hearing aid may be provided in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. The hearing aid may include a part that contains electronic components, a passive amplifier, and a secu...	01/27/2011
20100239112	TOOL FOR INSERTION AND REMOVAL OF IN-CANAL HEARING DEVICES Methods, tools, and methods of manufacturing said tools are provided for inserting a hearing device deeply into the ear canal of a user and adjusting its medial-lateral position therein. The provided tools comprise a shaft. A distal end of the shaft can be coupled to th...	09/23/2010
20100142739	Insertion Device for Deep-in-the-Canal Hearing Devices The invention provides a device and method for inserting a deep-in-the-ear-canal (DIC) hearing aid into the ear canal. The method may be performed by a DIC hearing aid user self-inserting the hearing aid or by a second person assisting the user. Embodiments of a DIC hea...	06/10/2010
20100086160	HEARING AID TUBE MOLDING HEATER An improved device for heating hearing aid microtubes is presented, the invention comprised of inexpensive electrical parts and a simple plastic base. The device possesses a heater flue that is shaped to concentrate the heat from the heating element along a short length...	04/08/2010
20100067724	Molded Pull String for Custom Hearing Instruments A pull string for a hearing instrument may be attached to an anchor positioned on the inside wall of the hearing instrument shell. Collision detection may be utilized to determine a location for the anchor and the pull string....	03/18/2010
20090285428	Ergonomic insertion tool for an open ear hearing aid An ergonomically designed tool for detachably mounting an earpiece dome having a receiver and an acoustic air tube/wire to a variety of open ear hearing aids includes using a cylindrically shaped body having a length configured to be held with the fingers of a relaxed f...	11/19/2009
20090208046	In-the-ear hearing device with a moveable gripping element A smaller and more reliable rechargeable in-the-ear (ITE) hearing device is provided. The ITE hearing device includes a housing, which has a housing surface which points outwards in the worn state, an accumulator in the housing, at least one charging contact for chargin...	08/20/2009
20090116672	Instant custom ear mold with removable receiver insert for auditory devices An instant custom ear mold with a removable receiver insert having threads on the insert and ear mold in a plurality of places. The instant custom ear mold with a removable receiver insert allows for the easy removal, cleaning, repair or replacement of the receiver and ...	05/07/2009
20090110223	TECHNOLOGY DELIVERY, POSITIONING AND SOUND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE IN THE EAR CANAL An in-the-ear technology delivery, positioning and sound management system comprises a body portion that provides support for a conformable fitting element adapted to be positioned in the user's ear canal and which is structured and arranged to anchor sound management t...	04/30/2009
20080279405	In-The-Ear Hearing Aid In an in-the-ear hearing aid provided with a pull-out type linear member, a housing section is provided to house a pull-out type linear member 25. The housing section is a guide tunnel 24 penetrating a case body 23. The pull-out type linear member <...	11/13/2008
20080144871	Self-fitting device for location in an ear canal Self-fitting device for location in ear canal, including first end portion joined with second end portion. First end portion including first resilient bladder and first chamber of fluid and second end portion including second resilient bladder and second chamber of flui...	06/19/2008
20070058829	Method and Apparatus for the Rigid and Non-Rigid Registration of 3D Shapes A method for registering two three-dimensional shapes is disclosed whereby the two shapes are represented as zero level set of signed distance functions and the energy between these two functions is minimized. In a first embodiment two undetailed ear impression models a...	03/15/2007
20060126876	Remote magnetic activation of hearing devices A magnetic switch assembly for hearing devices designed for remote activation by the user is highly miniaturized with a self-contained latching mechanism. The switch is activated and deactivated by the user via a hand-held magnet placed in proximity to the hearing devic...	06/15/2006
20050249370	Removal tool and method for extended wear canal devices Embodiments of the invention provide a removal tool for atraumatically removing a hearing device inserted deeply in the ear canal of a user. The removal tool comprises a shaft adapted to be grasp in the hand and a plurality of hooks or other attachment elements coupled ...	11/10/2005

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Class 381/329 - Device for manipulation