Patent ID: 8280090

Claim:
A hearing instrument shell assembly for a hearing instrument residing in an ear canal between the eardrum and the outer ear, comprising: a hearing instrument shell comprising a shell wall and an inside shell wall surface; a faceplate attached to the shell, the faceplate and the shell enclosing a hearing instrument shell interior, where the faceplate comprises an outer surface facing the outer ear; an inner surface facing the shell interior, where the inner surface is generally parallel to the outer surface; and a passage through the faceplate connecting the inner and outer surfaces; an anchor affixed to the inside shell wall surface of the hearing instrument shell; and a pull string comprising a shaft, and fixed and free ends, where the shaft passes through the passage in the faceplate; the fixed end of the pull string is affixed to the anchor; and the free end is positioned outside the outer surface of the faceplate.