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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
William L Hanright, Greenpond, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc., Piscataway, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
381 68 ; 381 686 ; 381 692 ;
Abstract
A system for programming hearing aids uitilizes a multi-electrode programming strip. The strip is inserted into the aid through a narrow slot in the faceplate; the slot is bounded by the faceplate and by one of the edges of the battery door. When the door is closed, the strip (and the electrodes thereon) is urged against corresponding terminals that are located inside the aid.