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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2021
Oticon A/s, Smørum, DK;
Poul Henriksen, Veksø, DK;
Mikkel Nielsen, Solrød Strand, DK;
Oticon A/S, Smørum, DK;
Abstract
There is presented a hearing aid configured to be arranged at least partly in the ear canal of a specific person, the hearing aid comprising a faceplate, a custom ear shell, adapted to fit or match with the ear canal of a specific person, the custom ear shell connected to the faceplate, a rechargeable battery, an induction coil for wireless charging of the rechargeable battery, wherein the induction coil is fixed to the ear shell and furthermore a method for providing a hearing aid, said method comprising obtaining data representative of a shape and/or size of an ear canal of a specific person, establishing a digital model of the custom shell of the hearing aid for said ear canal based on said data, wherein said providing includes determining a position and/or orientation of an induction coil in an inner space of said ear shell, which position and/or orientation increases or maximizes a distance from the outer ear to the faceplate.