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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2012
Gail Gudmundsen, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Viorel Drambarean, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Mead C. Killion, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Jonathan K. Stewart, Bloomingdale, IL (US);
Gail Gudmundsen, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Viorel Drambarean, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Mead C. Killion, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Jonathan K. Stewart, Bloomingdale, IL (US);
Etymotic Research, Inc., Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Abstract
A hearing-aid device comprising a housing and circuitry module, wherein the circuitry module comprises a battery, a microphone, and a receiver, and the circuit module is inserted in the hearing aid housing. The hearing aid device further comprises a retractable battery sleeve, wherein a battery slot is exposed when the battery sleeve is retracted, and a battery can be inserted into the battery slot from either side of the battery slot with either polarity. The hearing aid housing may comprise an ear-tip, wherein a microphone is mounted in the hearing aid housing near the ear-tip and the microphone receives sounds through at least one sound inlet located on a side surface of the hearing aid housing. The ear-tip additionally comprises three flanges decreasing in size toward the flange closest to the ear canal, and the hearing aid can be inserted into the ear canal in any orientation.