Semi-permanent hearing aid
Abstract
A semi-permanent hearing device is adapted to be inserted completely into the ear canal of a user. The semi-permanent hearing device comprises a first part and a second part each of which comprises at least one of the following electrical components: a microphone, a sound processing unit, a receiver and a battery. The first part and the second part are detachably connected to each other. In an alternative aspect of the invention, a hearing device comprises a microphone and a wax filter arrangement arranged to cover at least one audio canal through which sound propagates from a position outside the hearing aid and into the microphone. The wax filter arrangement comprises a wax filter and the wax filter arrangement is adapted to allow different parts of the wax filter to cover the at least one audio canal at different points in time.

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| WO2005069683A1 | Cites | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | X | Search report | 4-7 |
| WO2005076991A2 | Cites | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | XA | Search report | 4-7 |
| US2007003086A1 | Cites | United States of America | XA | Search report | 9,10,13,14 |
| EP2072928A1 | Cites | European Patent Office (EPO) | A | Search report | 9,13 |
| US4972488A | Cites | United States of America | X | Search report | 9-11,13,14 |
| US6105713A | Cites | United States of America | A | Search report | 9-11,13,14 |
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| EP2408221A2 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A2 | |
| US2012014548A1 | United States of America | A1 | |
| EP2408221A3This record | European Patent Office (EPO) | A3 | |
| US8885859B2 | United States of America | B2 | |
| EP2408221B1 | European Patent Office (EPO) | B1 | |
| DK2408221T3 | Denmark | T3 |
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Numbers
- Publication
- 2408221
- Publication, DOCDB
- 2408221
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP2408221
- Application
- 11174129
- Application, DOCDB
- 11174129
- Application, EPODOC
- EP20110174129
Titles3
- German
- Halbpermanentes Hörgerät
- English
- Semi-permanent hearing aid
- French
- Aide auditive semi-permanente
Classification
- CPC, 6
- H04R25/602
- H04R25/60
- H04R25/604
- H04R25/654
- H04R2225/023
- H04R2225/31
- IPC, 1
- H04R25 00
Designated states2
- Contracting states, 1
- Türkiye
- Extension states, 1
- Montenegro