Peritympanic hearing instrument

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H04R 25/02 (2006.01) H04R 25/00 (2006.01)

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CA 2318922

A hearing instrument is adapted for positioning in the external auditory canal of a human proximal to the tympanic membrane. It includes a substantially rigid shell and a relatively flexible tip member. The tip member includes a hollow body portion defining an elongated passage for the communication of acoustic signals through the tip member. The hollow body portion of the tip member is sufficiently deformable so that an axis of the passage substantially conforms to an axis of the external auditory canal upon insertion. The hollow body is also significantly rigid to resist substantial collapse of the passage upon such insertion. The axis of the passage defined by the hollow body portion is moveable at an angle with respect to the axis of the shell so that the hearing instrument can navigate the canal during insertion. Wax guard and receiver mounting configurations as well as a method of assembly are also described.

Cette invention concerne un appareil auditif que l'on place dans le canal auditif externe d'une personne à proximité de la membrane tympanique. Cet appareil comprend une enveloppe globalement ainsi qu'un élément pointe relativement flexible. L'élément pointe comprend une partie de type corps creux qui définit un passage allongé assurant la communication des signaux acoustiques à travers ledit élément pointe. La partie de type corps creux de l'élément pointe est suffisamment déformable pour que l'axe du passage s'adapte globalement à l'axe du canal auditif externe lors de l'insertion. Le corps creux est en outre suffisamment rigide pour résister à tout effondrement du passage lors de l'insertion. L'axe du passage défini par la partie de type corps creux peut se déplacer selon un certain angle par rapport à l'axe de l'enveloppe de sorte que l'appareil auditif puisse naviguer dans le canal lors de l'insertion. Cette invention se rapporte également à des configurations de montage où l'on utilise un pare-cire et un récepteur de cire, ainsi qu'à un procédé d'assemblage de cet appareil.

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