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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Sophono, Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Inventor:
James F Kasic, II, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01); H04R 5/033 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/60 (2013.01); H04R 5/0335 (2013.01); H04R 2460/13 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided are bone conducting hearing devices having a normal force that secures the device to a user. A removable adhesive anchor secures an external component of the bone conducting hearing device to the user and provides reliable connecting that is comfortable, such as by a substantially uniform force generation over the contact area between the device and the user. Because the adhesive anchor is removable, a user can readily and reliably remove the device or connect the device, as desired. Also provide are methods of connecting any of the bone conducting hearing devices provided herein to a user, including the mastoid process of the user.