Patent ID: 8175310

Claim:
An adaptor for a BTE hearing aid with a housing to be worn behind the ear, an earpiece for insertion in the ear canal, and a signal transmission member for transmission of a signal from the housing at a first end of the member to the earpiece at a second end of the member, the signal transmission member having a connector at the first end, wherein the housing and the connector of the signal transmission member are not adapted for mutual mechanical interconnection, wherein the adaptor has a first end that is geometrically adapted for mechanical connection with the connector of the signal transmission member and a second end that is geometrically adapted for mechanical connection with the housing, wherein the adaptor is configured to alternatively connect with another signal transmission member, or to alternatively connect with another housing, thereby reducing a number of hearing aid components to be kept in stock by a hearing aid dispenser; and wherein the signal transmission member is a sound tube for acoustical transmission of an acoustic sound signal through it.