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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 10, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert J. Fretz, Maplewood, MN (US);
Paul H. Stypulkowski, North Oaks, MN (US);
Richard T. Woods, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
GN ReSound Corporation, Redwood City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 2/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 2/500 ;
Abstract
An open ear canal hearing aid system comprises an ear canal tube sized for positioning in an ear canal of a user so that the ear canal is at least partially open for directly receiving ambient sounds. The open ear canal hearing aid system further comprises a sound processor for amplifying received ambient sounds included within a predetermined frequency to produce processed sounds and for supplying said processed sounds to said ear canal tube.