UNIVERSAL EARPIECE

摘要

An earpiece designed to fit a substantial majority (over 90%) of people without customization to the outer ears, i.e., without the need to make customized measurements or a mold of the actual ear of an individual.

主权项

1. An earpiece for a hearing device or communication device for a wearer having an inner ear, an outer ear comprising a concha bowl, a crus of concha, and an intertragal notch, and an ear canal inwardly directed from the outer ear to the inner ear, the earpiece comprising:
a base having a forward end and a rearward end defining between themselves a length between the forward and rearward ends; an ear canal extension of the base, inwardly directed from the forward end of the base, the ear canal extension smoothly extending away from the forward end of the base; and a helix extension of the base which substantially curves away from and above the rearward end of the base; in which the base substantially fills the concha bowl but does not contact the intertragal notch and does not substantially lie over the crus of concha.