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Hearing instrument adapted to hold an exchangeable receiver into the housing and a method for making the hearing instrument

US9301063B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Sivantos Pte. Ltd. · SG

Inventors

Benjamin Schmidt · Munich, DE
Frank Rosenberger · Meerbusch, DE
Konrad Sickel · Nuremberg, DE
Vojtech Bubnik · Plainsboro, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 2, 2012
Grant date	Mar 29, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 2, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49572
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A hearing instrument includes a housing and an exchangeable receiver. The hearing instrument further includes an opening in the housing for receiving the exchangeable receiver therein, and a coupler for actuating/de-actuating a physical coupling between the housing and the exchangeable receiver and for enabling the housing to hold the receiver.

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