Patent ID: 8867768

Claim:
A seal assembly configured for removable attachment to a canal hearing device and adapted to provide acoustic sealing in the ear canal, the seal assembly comprising: a clip element formed of a rigid material having a thickness of 0.2 mm or less, wherein the clip element is configured to be attached to a rigid medial end of the canal hearing device encapsulating a speaker assembly therewithin, wherein the clip element comprises one or more locking tabs axially oriented, the locking tabs being deformable when the seal assembly is being detached from the canal hearing device by application of a separating axial force; and a relatively compliant seal element, at least partially concentrically positioned over the clip element, wherein the compliant seal element is bonded to the clip element and configured to provide acoustic attenuation in the audiometric frequency range of 1,000 to 4,000 Hz.