Patent ID: 9497557
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: H04R

Claim Text:
1. A radio frequency identification (RFID)-equipped retainer for releasably securing a hearing aid to a wearer, comprising: a backscattering RFID tag configured to send an identification signal using backscatter modulation in response to a query from an RFID reader, the RFID tag having an RFID microchip configured for storing information related to the hearing aid wearer, and an antenna connected to the microchip for receiving the query signal from the reader and communicating a response to the reader using backscatter modulation; and a retainer body into which the RFID tag is embedded or enclosed, the body having an apparatus for releasably attaching the retainer at one end of the body to the hearing aid and at another end of the body to the wearer.