EP2040488A2 - Outil destiné à l'introduction d'un écouteur d'un dispositif auditif dans un conduit auditif - Google Patents

Outil destiné à l'introduction d'un écouteur d'un dispositif auditif dans un conduit auditif Download PDF

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EP2040488A2
EP2040488A2 EP08105175A EP08105175A EP2040488A2 EP 2040488 A2 EP2040488 A2 EP 2040488A2 EP 08105175 A EP08105175 A EP 08105175A EP 08105175 A EP08105175 A EP 08105175A EP 2040488 A2 EP2040488 A2 EP 2040488A2
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Sebastian Pape
Ulrich Giese
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Electric hearing aids
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25B—TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING, OR HOLDING
    • B25B9/00—Hand-held gripping tools other than those covered by group B25B7/00
    • B25B9/02—Hand-held gripping tools other than those covered by group B25B7/00 without sliding or pivotal connections, e.g. tweezers, onepiece tongs
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2225/00—Details of deaf aids covered by H04R25/00, not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2225/025—In the ear hearing aids [ITE] hearing aids
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2460/00—Details of hearing devices, i.e. of ear- or headphones covered by H04R1/10 or H04R5/033 but not provided for in any of their subgroups, or of hearing aids covered by H04R25/00 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2460/17—Hearing device specific tools used for storing or handling hearing devices or parts thereof, e.g. placement in the ear, replacement of cerumen barriers, repair, cleaning hearing devices

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  • the present invention relates to a tool for inserting a receiver of a hearing device into an auditory canal, comprising tweezers having a first and a second tweezer arm, which are fastened to one another at one end.
  • hearing device is understood here to mean, in particular, a hearing device, but also any other device for sound output which can be worn on / in the ear, for example a headset, headphones and the like.
  • Hearing aids are portable hearing aids that are used to care for the hearing impaired.
  • different types of hearing aids such as behind-the-ear hearing aids (BTE), hearing aid with external receiver (RIC: receiver in the canal) and in-the-ear hearing aids (IDO), e.g. Concha hearing aids or canal hearing aids (ITE, CIC).
  • BTE behind-the-ear hearing aids
  • RIC hearing aid with external receiver
  • IDO in-the-ear hearing aids
  • ITE canal hearing aids
  • the hearing aids listed by way of example are worn on the outer ear or in the ear canal.
  • bone conduction hearing aids, implantable or vibrotactile hearing aids are also available on the market. The stimulation of the damaged hearing takes place either mechanically or electrically.
  • Hearing aids have in principle as essential components an input transducer, an amplifier and an output transducer.
  • the input transducer is usually a sound receiver, z. As a microphone, and / or an electromagnetic receiver, for. B. an induction coil.
  • the output transducer is usually used as an electroacoustic transducer, z. As miniature speaker, or as an electromechanical transducer, z. B. bone conduction, realized.
  • the amplifier is usually integrated in a signal processing unit. This basic structure is in FIG. 1 shown using the example of a behind-the-ear hearing aid. In a hearing aid housing 1 for Carrying behind the ear, one or more microphones 2 are installed for recording the sound from the environment.
  • a signal processing unit 3 which is also integrated in the hearing aid housing 1, processes the microphone signals and amplifies them.
  • the output signal of the signal processing unit 3 is transmitted to a loudspeaker or earpiece 4, which outputs an acoustic signal.
  • the sound is optionally transmitted via a sound tube, which is fixed with an earmold in the ear canal, to the eardrum of the device carrier.
  • the power supply of the hearing device and in particular of the signal processing unit 3 is carried out by a likewise integrated into the hearing aid housing 1 battery. 5
  • the object of the present invention is therefore to facilitate the insertion of a listener in an ear canal.
  • this object is achieved by a tool for inserting a receiver of a hearing device into an auditory canal of a user comprising tweezers with a first and a second tweezer arm, which are fastened to one another at one end, wherein the first tweezer arm at its free end has a receiving device by which the male listener is to inhibit movements in at least three directions, and one of the two tweezer arms has a stop which protrudes substantially perpendicularly from the tweezer arm and for abutment against a concha of the user when inserting the handset serves.
  • the user or hearing aid wearer by means of the tool according to the invention, on the one hand, can grasp the earpiece securely and, on the other hand, insert it into the auditory canal with a defined depth.
  • said receiving means has a U-shaped cross-section.
  • a shaped receiving column of the handset can be easily inserted and pressed with the second tweezer arm.
  • a respective stop is arranged on both tweezer arms. This can further facilitate insertion of the handset and prevent the handset from being pushed too deep into the ear canal.
  • the tweezers along their longitudinal extent have a kink transverse to the direction of movement of the tweezer arms. This tweezer shape better reflects ergonomics.
  • the tool can be made of a plastic. This not only reduces the weight of the tool, but also the risk of damage to the handset.
  • the free end of one or each of the two tweezer arms may have a rubber coating. This allows the listener to better grip and hold.
  • the basic idea of the present invention is to provide a tool that helps the hearing aid wearer to connect the external handset 10 (cf. FIG. 3 ) into the ear canal. With such a tool it is then possible to keep the handset more secure and to guide it more controlledly into the ear.
  • the tool is constructed essentially according to the principle of tweezers. It has a first tweezer arm 11 and a second tweezer arm 12. Both tweezer arms 11, 12 are interconnected at one end. In addition, they are resiliently movable towards each other.
  • the first tweezer arm 11 has at its free end a Kule 13 with U-profile as a receiving device for the handset 10.
  • each of the two tweezer arms 11, 12 each have a stop 14, 15, which is substantially perpendicular to the respective tweezer arm 11, 12th extend.
  • a single stop on one of the two tweezer arms is sufficient. This stop or these stops prevent the handset with the tool could be inserted too deep into the ear canal.
  • the stops 14, 15 are also designed to be adjustable, so that, for example the acoustician can adjust the appropriate insertion depth to the hearing aid wearer.
  • the setting can z. B. by a set screw or a thread on the top of one of the tweezer arms.
  • FIG. 3 a typical external handset 10 is shown. He is connected by means of a cable 16 to a partially illustrated hearing aid housing 17. At the output of the receiver is a holder 18 (so-called receiver spout) on which an unillustrated earmold (so-called "dome") can be plugged.
  • This earmold usually also contains a cerumen protection.
  • the dome of the holder at the exit of the listener slip off, or loosen the cerumen guard from the dome.
  • the hearing aid wearer can now use the tool of FIG. 2 deploy. For this purpose, he should the handset 10 with the Kule 13 in the area 19, ie in its central area, grab.
  • FIG. 4 is the tip of the tool of FIG. 2 shown in front view.
  • the Kule 13 which has a U-shaped profile, the handset 10 is included.
  • the handset 10 is secured on three sides: down, to the left and to the right.
  • With the help of the second tweezer arm 12 he is pressed into the kule 13.
  • the Kule 13 is preferably provided with a rubber layer 20.
  • Such gumming may also be provided on the second tweezer arm 12.
  • FIG. 5 shows a plan view of a tweezer-shaped tool according to a specific embodiment.
  • the tweezers has a kink 21 along its longitudinal axis.
  • the top view of FIG. 5 shows the kinked upper tweezer arm 12 'including the stopper 15. From the lower tweezer arm, which is also kinked, only the Kule 13 is to recognize. It is therefore about one third of the length of the tweezers at the top by about 20 ° to 30 ° to the side, so inclined in the direction perpendicular to the direction of movement of the tweezer arms.
  • the inclination may be left or right to facilitate insertion of the earpiece into the left ear or right ear.
  • the angle of inclination may take any other angle, preferably between 0 ° and 90 °. In any case, the kink 21 or the inclination of the ergonomics of the tool is taken into account.
  • the tool is made of a rigid plastic or metal.

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EP08105175A 2007-09-21 2008-08-29 Outil destiné à l'introduction d'un écouteur d'un dispositif auditif dans un conduit auditif Not-in-force EP2040488B1 (fr)

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