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Daniel Probst

Andre Lucien Ochsenbein

Andi Vonlanthen

Erdal Karamuk

Hilmar Meier

Stephan Gehring

Roland Hug

Christoph Leist

Gabriel Perez

Andreas Jakob

Erich Dittli

Christoph Widmer

Alfred Stirnemann

Christian Frei

Markus Mueller

Jan Angst

Natasha Thumm

Markus Leuthold

Matthias Stadler

André Lucien Ochsenbein

Christian Frei-Krumme

Samuel Hans Martin Roth

Thomas Winkler

Jana-Kosima Schwarzlos-Sooprayen

Kathrin Vuille-Dit-Bille

Leo Den Hartog

Paul Bechtiger

Jürg Sudan

Jung Sudan

Martin Roth

Tobias Poetzl

André L Ochsenbein

Described is a hearing device configured to be worn by a user, the hearing device having a battery compartment configured to house a battery and a microphone, wherein the battery compartment is located in a housing. The housing includes: a casing configured to form the battery compartment; and a lid member having a hinged end pivotally connected to the casing such that the lid member is configured to pivot between an open position and a closed position relative to the casing; wherein the lid member is formed to define an opening through the lid member; wherein, when the lid member is in the closed position, the opening is configured to allow the microphone to be in air communication with ambient air.

Battery compartment of a hearing device configured to inhibit the ingress of debris into the battery compartment

An illustrative hearing device may include a battery compartment located in a housing and including a microphone and a battery. The housing may include a casing forming the battery compartment and a lid member having a hinged end pivotally connected to the casing such that the lid member is configured to pivot between an open position and a closed position relative to the casing. The lid member may be formed to define an opening through the lid member that is configured to allow the microphone and the battery to be in air communication with ambient air when the lid member is in the closed position.

A hearing device to be worn in or at the ear of a user. The hearing device includes a housing for accommodating an electronic component, wherein the housing includes an electromagnetic wave shielding material and is formed with an indentation. The indentation provides a space at the outer side of the housing, allowing an antenna to be inserted into the indentation. The proposed hearing device achieves improved shielding of the antenna against electromagnetic waves radiated from at least one of the electronic components.

Hearing device and a method for manufacturing thereof

A method of manufacturing hearing devices comprising an otoplastic individually shaped for a user includes providing input data for each set of input parameters of an algorithm for determining target data for each of a set of target parameters, wherein at least a portion of said input data are individual to said user, and wherein said target parameters are parameters related to the geometrical and/or acoustical properties of a hearing device. The target data is determined by applying the algorithm to the input data. A suitable three-dimensional shape of the otoplastic is designed in dependence of the target data by means of otoplastic modeling software. The otoplastic is manufactured according to the suitable three-dimensional shape. Property data descriptive of properties related to the manufactured otoplastic are obtained using the otoplastic, and the algorithm is amended in dependence of the property data.

Method of manufacturing hearing devices

This invention relates to an impression-taking pad () for taking an impression () of an ear canal () by an impression-taking material, having a lateral end (el) to be arranged away from a tympanic membrane () in said ear canal (); and a medial end (em) to be arranged proximate to said tympanic membrane (). The impression-taking pad () comprises an outer body () tapering from said lateral end (el) to said medial end (em). The impression-taking pad () further comprises an inner body () for releasable engagement with a tool () for visual inspection of the ear canal (), the inner body () being configured to support insertion of the impression-taking pad () in the ear canal () by the tool (). The impression-taking pad () comprises a duct () at least partially defined by the inner body (), forming at least part of an optical path for visual inspection of the ear canal (); wherein the optical path further comprises an inspection window (), closing said duct (), configured to support inspection of the ear canal () during the insertion of the impression-taking pad () in the ear canal (); The impression-taking pad () is further configured to form an integral part of said impression (). The present invention also relates to a method of taking an impression by the above defined impression-taking pad (); as well as to a correlated impression-taking system comprising an aptly modified tool () to cooperate with such an impression-taking pad ().

Impression-taking pad and a method for taking an impression of an ear canal

An antenna module for a hearing device includes a hollow core provided with an axial passageway and a winding around the core which is connectable with a hearing device. The antenna module is arranged to be at least partially contained within the ear canal of a user. This enables the antenna to be separated from sources of interference, since it can be positioned inside the ear canal away from hearing device electronics, thus reducing requirements for shielding and/or compensation. The invention further relates to an ear tip and a hearing device including such an antenna module.

Antenna for hearing device, ear tip and hearing device provided with such an antenna

An ITE hearing aid having a shell worn at least partially in a user's ear canal, a faceplate closing the shell at a side oriented towards the exterior of the user's ear, and at least one microphone housed in the shell and acoustically connected to ambience via a sound port formed in the faceplate. The faceplate has a cover element covering a cavity of the sound port in a direction normal to a main plane of the faceplate and a lateral sound opening in a wall extending normal to the main plane. The cover element is elevated above a surface region surrounding the cover element, with the sound port wall extending between the cover element and this surface region. The shell is designed, with regard to shape and size, in a manner that the hearing aid is manually removable from the ear canal without the need to use a tool.

ITE hearing aid and method of manufacturing the same

The present invention provides a method for charging a NiMH battery, comprising estimating a state of charge of the battery (), determining an end of charging time based on the estimated state of charge (), applying a constant charging current with a rate in the range from 0.9 C to 2.1 C to the battery until a threshold voltage is reached (), upon reaching the threshold voltage, applying a constant charging voltage substantially equal to the threshold voltage to the battery () and continuing applying the constant charging voltage to the battery until the end of charging time is reached (). Furthermore, a battery charger adapted to perform such a method as well as a system comprising such a battery charger and a hearing device powered by a NiMH battery are given.

Method for charging a NIMH battery, a battery charger and a system comprising a battery charger and a hearing device

A shell () for a hearing device, and a method of producing the same. The shell () comprises a sub-shell () produced by a generative method, and a thermoformed hull () covering the subshell (). The sub-shell () comprises lateral openings () covered by the thermoformed hull () so as to render the shell () more flexible in the region of the openings (), and thereby to relieve pressure exerted by the shell () due to dynamic changes in the shape of the wearer's ear canal during jaw movement.

Shell for a hearing device

In accordance with an aspect of the invention, a method of fitting a hearing instrument to a user's ear is provided. The method comprises taking an impression of the user's ear canal and manufacturing, based on geometrical data of the impression, an earmold. In accordance with the aspect of the invention, the method comprises the further step of performing an acoustical measurement while the impression is being taken.

Method of fitting a hearing instrument, and impression tool

The present invention relates to an antenna module for a hearing device. The antenna module comprises a hollow core provided with an axial passageway and a winding around the core which is connectable with a hearing device. The antenna module is arranged to be at least partially contained within the ear canal of a user. This enables the antenna to be separated from sources of interference, since it can be positioned inside the ear canal away from hearing device electronics, thus reducing requirements for shielding and/or compensation. The invention further relates to an ear tip and a hearing device comprising such an antenna module.

Input parameters or information for the fitting process of individually shaped or customized hearing devices and/or ear pieces of a hearing device are provided by storing fitting relevant data during the manufacturing process of an ear piece for the use with a hearing device into storage means, the data storage means being arranged at/or in the ear piece and/or a storage means kept or linked to the ear piece of the hearing device.

Method of providing input parameters or information for the fitting process of hearing instruments or ear pieces for a hearing device

The hearing device comprises an outer part to be worn behind a hearing device user's ear, an inner part to be worn within the hearing device user's ear, and a connecting portion operationally interconnecting said outer part and said inner part. An output transducer is comprised in said outer part or in said connecting portion. Said inner part comprises an input transducer and, operationally interconnected between said input transducer and said output transducer, a signal processing unit .

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