CA2165389A1 - Press-fit ear wax barrier - Google Patents

Press-fit ear wax barrier

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CA2165389A1
CA2165389A1 CA002165389A CA2165389A CA2165389A1 CA 2165389 A1 CA2165389 A1 CA 2165389A1 CA 002165389 A CA002165389 A CA 002165389A CA 2165389 A CA2165389 A CA 2165389A CA 2165389 A1 CA2165389 A1 CA 2165389A1
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barrier
press
wax
ear wax
wax barrier
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CA2165389C (en
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Robert S. Yoest
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Beltone Electronics Corp
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Beltone Electronics Corp
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/65—Housing parts, e.g. shells, tips or moulds, or their manufacture
    • H04R25/652—Ear tips; Ear moulds
    • H04R25/654—Ear wax retarders

Abstract

An ear wax barrier for an in-the-ear or in-the-canal type hearing aid device positioned at least in part between a receiver output port and a shell acoustic output port includes a substantially cylindrical housing having a barbed portion for press-fitting the barrier into position. The barrier may include a screen and/or a plurality of undulations, such as a thread internal thereto for providing wax accumulation sites to retard the migration of wax into the hearing aid. The barrier is more easily inserted than removed.
CA002165389A 1995-01-27 1995-12-15 Press-fit ear wax barrier Expired - Lifetime CA2165389C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US08/378,812 1995-01-27
US08/378,812 US5712918A (en) 1995-01-27 1995-01-27 Press-fit ear wax barrier

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CA2165389A1 true CA2165389A1 (en) 1996-07-28
CA2165389C CA2165389C (en) 2003-07-08

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US (3) US5712918A (en)
EP (1) EP0724377B1 (en)
JP (1) JPH08265898A (en)
CA (1) CA2165389C (en)
DE (1) DE69614895T2 (en)
DK (1) DK0724377T3 (en)

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DK0724377T3 (en) 2001-11-26
EP0724377A1 (en) 1996-07-31
JPH08265898A (en) 1996-10-11
CA2165389C (en) 2003-07-08
EP0724377B1 (en) 2001-09-05
DE69614895D1 (en) 2001-10-11
US5864628A (en) 1999-01-26
DE69614895T2 (en) 2002-03-28
US5970157A (en) 1999-10-19

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