Patent ID: 6249587
Filing Date: 2001-06-19
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
A hearing aid to be worn completely in the auditory canal of a patient, said auditory canal having a surface configuration, said hearing aid including components for enhancing auditory function, said hearing aid further comprisingan outer face plate;an inner face;an elastic diaphragm surrounding said components for enhancing auditory function and defining a casting cavity around said components for enhancing auditory function and between said outer face plate and said inner face in a general state of said hearing aid, said diaphragm being fillable with a curable casting material so that an exterior surface of said diaphragm becomes a cured cast body having a shape closely matching said surface configuration of said auditory canal, thereby converting said general state of said hearing aid to an individualized state;said hearing aid in said general state having a self-supporting, provisional supporting element extending between said outer face plate and said inner face and being removed from said cast body after curing of said cast body so that said cast body comprises the sole supporting element between said outer face and said inner face and for said components for enhancing auditory function; andsaid cured cast body comprises a resilient material.