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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2021
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Brian Thomas Dahl, Minnetrista, MN (US);
Julian Taylor Struksheats, St. Paul, MN (US);
Westley Gordon Gentry, Buffalo, MN (US);
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
Embodiments herein relate to a test shell for assessing fit in an ear of a user of an ear-wearable device, such as a hearing aid. The test shell includes a body having an aperture end and an ear canal end, the aperture end defines a first aperture, and the body defines a shell cavity extending away from the first aperture in a direction of the ear canal end. The body includes a transparent or translucent material and is sized to fit within an ear of the user of an ear-wearable device. Other embodiments are also included herein.