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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2024

Filed:

Jan. 23, 2023
Applicant:

Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);

Inventors:

Justin R. Burwinkel, Eden Prairie, MN (US);

Carlos Renato Nakagawa, Eden Prairie, MN (US);

Jason A. Galster, Studio City, CA (US);

Assignee:

Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 3/113 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G09B 21/00 (2006.01); H04R 5/033 (2006.01); H04R 25/00 (2006.01); H04S 7/00 (2006.01); A63B 71/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/486 (2013.01); A61B 3/113 (2013.01); A61B 5/1114 (2013.01); A61B 5/741 (2013.01); A61B 5/742 (2013.01); A61B 5/7455 (2013.01); G06F 3/012 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G09B 21/006 (2013.01); H04R 5/033 (2013.01); H04R 25/554 (2013.01); H04S 7/304 (2013.01); A61B 2505/09 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0219 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0223 (2013.01); A63B 2071/0625 (2013.01); A63B 2071/063 (2013.01); H04S 2400/11 (2013.01);
Abstract

A hearing assistance device adapted to be worn by a wearer comprises a processor configured to generate a sequence of audio cues that audibly guide the wearer through a series of actions involving the wearer's head and neck in accordance with a predetermined corrective or therapeutic maneuver. A speaker is configured to play back the sequence of audio cues for reception by the wearer. One or more sensors are configured to sense movement of the head during each of the actions. The processor is configured to determine if head movement for an action associated with each audio cue has been correctly executed by the wearer, and produce an output indicative of successful or unsuccessful execution of the actions by the wearer.


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