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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2006
Alex Tilson, Burlingame, CA (US);
Steve Blumenkranz, Redwood City, CA (US);
Pat Contioso, Alviso, CA (US);
David P. Knight, Mountain View, CA (US);
Mitchell Barham, San Mateo, CA (US);
Alex Tilson, Burlingame, CA (US);
Steve Blumenkranz, Redwood City, CA (US);
Pat Contioso, Alviso, CA (US);
David P. Knight, Mountain View, CA (US);
Mitchell Barham, San Mateo, CA (US);
InSound Medical, Inc., Newark, CA (US);
Abstract
A removal tool for atraumatically removing a removable fitting from a hearing device inserted deeply in the ear canal comprises a housing adapted to be grasped in the hand and a plurality of flexible members partially positioned in the housing and extending from the housing. The members have an outwardly flared portion at a distal portion of the member. At least one member includes an engagement element positioned at the flared distal portion of the member for engaging a removal element on the fitting. The tool also comprises a mechanism for engaging the engagement element with the removal element for removal of the fitting independent of a radial orientation of the housing with respect to the hearing device.