Patent ID: 7864973

Claim:
A user disposable sleeve adapted for use with an elongate sound controlling device, the sleeve comprising: an inner tubular member having a proximal region having a proximal end, a distal region having a distal end, an outer surface, and an inner surface defining a lumen extending from the proximal end of the inner tubular member to the distal end of the inner tubular member; wherein the inner tubular member includes a plurality of grooves extending from the distal region of the inner tubular member to the proximal end of the inner tubular member; wherein the plurality of grooves allow radial expansion of a portion of the inner tubular member in response to contact with a portion of the elongate sound controlling device; and an outer member having a first end, a second end, an inner surface extending between the first end of the outer member and the second end of the outer member, and an outer surface that is adapted to conform to the inner surface of an ear canal when the sleeve is disposed in the ear canal; wherein the inner surface of the outer member is secured to the outer surface of the inner tubular member.