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Viscot Medical, LLC

Richard A Rafferty

In some embodiments, a receiver tube for use with a hearing aid having a receiver may include a receiver tube that is removably connectable to the hearing aid and removably connectable to the receiver, wherein the receiver tube includes a locking mechanism configured to interface with a mating feature disposed about the receiver such that the receiver tube may be selectively coupled to the receiver; and an ear wax trap comprising a microporous membrane disposed within the receiver tube. The length of the receiver tube may be adjusted by the dispenser or audiologist during the office visit by clipping it accordingly.

Hearing aid that facilitates removal of earwax and trapping of moisture

A hearing aid () is provided which includes a receiver tube () containing waterproof ear wax mesh trap (). The receiver tube is removably connected directly to the hearing aid receiver () and the tube may be cleaned or replaced by a hearing aid dispenser or audiologist during a patient office visit. The receiver tube includes a waterproof ear wax trap lodged within, that is made of a foamed and stretched PTFE membrane. Further, the length of the receiver tube may be adjusted by the dispenser or audiologist during the office visit by clipping it accordingly.

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Summit, NJ, United States of America

Richard A Rafferty