Patent · US Expired

Programmable hearing aid means worn in the auditory canal

US5717771A · kind A · utility

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4References

19Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Audiologische Technik GmbH · DE

Inventors

Joseph Sauer · Strullendorf, DE
Christof Haertl · Neunkirchen, DE
Hans-Joachim Weiss · Nuremberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 1, 1996
Grant date	Feb 10, 1998
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 1, 2016

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04R2225/31
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

For data exchange with a programmable hearing aid worn in the auditory canal, an electrical line is provided that contains leads in electrical contact with a circuit in the hearing aid and which is mechanically attached to the hearing aid so as to serve as an extractor for the hearing aid. The free end of the electrical line carries a signal receptor, such as a plug or socket or a wireless receiver with a gripping surface.

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