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EP0245741B1 - Méthode et dispositif de fabrication d'une impression d'oreille et transformation de cette impression d'oreille en un embout d'oreille - Google Patents

Méthode et dispositif de fabrication d'une impression d'oreille et transformation de cette impression d'oreille en un embout d'oreille Download PDF

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EP0245741B1
EP0245741B1 EP87106412A EP87106412A EP0245741B1 EP 0245741 B1 EP0245741 B1 EP 0245741B1 EP 87106412 A EP87106412 A EP 87106412A EP 87106412 A EP87106412 A EP 87106412A EP 0245741 B1 EP0245741 B1 EP 0245741B1
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Ulrich Birkholz
Christof Härtl
Peter Nassler
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/65—Housing parts, e.g. shells, tips or moulds, or their manufacture
    • H04R25/652—Ear tips; Ear moulds
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/65—Housing parts, e.g. shells, tips or moulds, or their manufacture
    • H04R25/658—Manufacture of housing parts
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2225/00—Details of deaf aids covered by H04R25/00, not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2225/025—In the ear hearing aids [ITE] hearing aids
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/60—Mounting or interconnection of hearing aid parts, e.g. inside tips, housings or to ossicles
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/65—Housing parts, e.g. shells, tips or moulds, or their manufacture
    • H04R25/652—Ear tips; Ear moulds
    • H04R25/654—Ear wax retarders

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  • the invention relates to a method and a device for producing an ear impression and for further processing the ear impression into an otoplastic.
  • German utility model application 85 18 681.3 an in-the-ear hearing aid module is already proposed, which can be inserted into the cavity of an outer shell on which the earmold is attached.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a method and a device by means of which an ear impression of this module can be produced directly in the ear and the associated otoplastic for an in-the-ear hearing aid module with a cover in an optimally simple and rapid manner.
  • the hollow stamp and the through-channel in the cap allow an ear impression to be made with the stamp inserted, which later mimics the in-the-ear hearing aid module, including the outer shell and cap directly in the ear canal, as excess ear impression material can flow into the interior of the hollow plunger via the through channel of the cap. This prevents excess ear impression material from being pushed into the posterior ear canal.
  • an impression directly in the ear canal is of particular advantage since it reflects the tissue contours particularly precisely with regard to the later in-the-ear hearing aid module to be used together with an otoplastic. With the normal impression method, i.e.
  • an ear impression is obtained that only shows the relieved situation of the tragus and auditory canal, which only approximately corresponds to the situation (due to the inserted hearing aid module).
  • the otoplastic to be produced from the negative of an ear impression produced according to the invention in accordance with the features of claim 2 is thus more realistically adapted to the actual conditions of the ear canal than an otoplastic manufactured according to the normal impression method.
  • a stamp 1 comprises e.g. made of plastic, a hollow interior 2 and screw holes 3 at the distal end. Screws 4 fit into the screw holes 3. By means of these screws 4, a plate 5 corresponding to the end face (faceplate) with a stem 5 ses and a vent hole 5 ⁇ can be screwed through holes 6 at the distal end of the stamp.
  • the stamp 1 comprises a nozzle 7 which, after a cover 8 has been placed over it, at least partially protrudes from a proximal hole 9 of the cover 8.
  • a plastic cap 10 which contains a central through-channel 11 for connection to the hollow interior 2 of the stamp 1, is fastened on the part of the nozzle 7 protruding from the hole 9.
  • the hearing aid of a hearing impaired person is injected with an ear impression material (eg silicone compound) after inserting a tampon.
  • an ear impression material eg silicone compound
  • stamp 1 with screwed-on plate 5 with handle 5 1, cover 8 and cap 10 is then carefully inserted into the ear impression material in the ear canal.
  • the outer shell 8 was coated with a suitable adhesive (for example a silicone resin with a volatile solvent, such as, for example, Athesive Permagum), which is intended to facilitate the adhesion of the ear impression material to the outer shell.
  • Displaced ear impression material is pressed in the distal direction, partly directly from the ear canal and partly through the through channel 11 of the cap 10 into the hollow interior of the stamp 1, where it remains as a relatively soft plastic (non-adhesive) material after crosslinking.
  • the displaced air can escape from the vent hole 5 ⁇ .
  • Superfluous Ear impression material is therefore not pushed towards the inner ear. Because of the cap, there is a central opening later in the earmold still to be manufactured, which ensures that when the in-the-ear hearing aid module is plugged in, its sound outlet opening is always at a certain minimum distance from the skin tissue in the ear. This ensures optimal acoustic coupling to the inner ear.
  • FIG. 2 An example of such an ear impression 12 is shown in FIG. 2.
  • the ear impression material has the reference number 13, the tampon is marked with 14.
  • a fixing star 16 can be screwed onto the cleaned ear impression 15 by means of the screws 4.
  • the fixing star 16 comprises stepped star tips 17.
  • the fixing star 16 fits into a star-shaped recess 18 in a holding plate 19 according to FIG. 4.
  • the fixing star 16 together with the cleaned ear impression 15 can be inserted into the recess 18 of the holding plate 19 in such a way that the star tips protrude somewhat from the holding plate.
  • FIG. 5 The arrangement of FIG. 5 is placed (if necessary after previous immersion in wax) in a round mold 20 which is open on both sides and then, as indicated in FIG.
  • the negative casting material 21 can be gypsum or a silicone.
  • FIG. 7 The finished negative after removal of the ear impression together with the holding plate is shown in FIG. 7. It can be seen that the star tips 17 have left fixing troughs 23 in the negative impression.
  • an outer shell 27 is in turn pulled over a plunger 24, to which a fixing star 25 is screwed by means of screws 26, in such a way that the connector 28 of the plunger 24 projects at least partially from the proximal hole 29 of the outer shell.
  • a cap 30 is pulled over the neck again.
  • the stamp 24 with the outer shell 27 and also the fixing star 25 correspond exactly to the corresponding components 1, 8 and 16, which had also been used to obtain the ear impression or the negative of the ear impression.
  • the previously used parts can be reused, provided that after the negative has been produced, the stamp 1 together with the outer shell 8 are freed from the earprint material.
  • the cap 30 differs from the cap 10 in that it does not include a through-channel. The very thin otoplastic material must not penetrate into the hollow interior of the stamp 24. It would penetrate into cracks between the stamp and the outer shell or also the fixing star and glue them together, so that the stamp could no longer be removed from the outer shell.
  • the negative 22 of the ear impression is now filled with liquid otoplastic material 31 (e.g. polymethyl methacrylate, such as acrylic PMMA), as indicated in FIG. 9.
  • liquid otoplastic material 31 e.g. polymethyl methacrylate, such as acrylic PMMA
  • the part 32 of FIG. 10 composed of the components of FIG. 8 is screwed into the liquid otoplastic material 31 located in the negative 22.
  • the correct end position is achieved in that the tips 33 of the fixing star 25 are brought into agreement with the position of the fixing troughs 23.
  • the part 32 is now in exactly the same position as in the ear canal.
  • the blank 34 according to FIG. 11 can be removed.
  • the fixing star 25 including any protruding otoplastic material along the line a-a is then detached from the blank. Accordingly, the otoplastic material is removed at the proximal end along the line b-b up to the end face of the cap 30.
  • the cap 30 can now be levered out using a fine screwdriver.
  • the proximal hole 28 of the outer shell 27 lies essentially centrally in the finished otoplastic 35.
  • the diameter D of the proximal opening 36 of the otoplastic material 31 corresponds to the diameter of the cap 30.
  • the smallest diameter D is still so large that a cerumen lid 37 with the diameter D1 can be inserted into the proximal opening 36.
  • the cerumen lid 37 comprises an internal thread 38, which according to the FIG. 12 fits the external thread 39 of a proximal threaded connector 40 of an in-the-ear hearing aid module 41.
  • the in-the-ear hearing aid module 41 can now be inserted into the hollow interior 42 of the finished otoplastic 35 until the proximal threaded connector 40 projects through the hole 28 into the proximal opening 36 of the otoplastic material 31.
  • the cerumen lid can then be screwed onto the threaded connector 40.
  • the in-the-ear hearing aid module 41 thus sits firmly and acoustically close to the finished earmold 35.
  • the cerumen lid 37 has 43 sieve-like openings 44 on its end face. It serves as a fixed element for the hearing aid module and as a cerumen trap.
  • the in-the-ear hearing aid module 41 comprises an adjustment button 46 for a volume control on the end face 45, which is also an on and off switch for the device, a further actuator 47, a charger 48 for a battery and a Opening 49 for the sound supply.

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  1. Procédé pour fabriquer une empreinte (15) de l'oreille en vue de fabriquer ultérieurement une prothèse auditive moyennant l'utilisation d'un poinçon (1) reproduisant le contour extérieur du boîtier d'un appareil de correction auditive (41) destiné à être placé dans l'oreille, caractérisé par les étapes opératoires suivantes :
    a) sur le poinçon (1), qui reproduit le contour extérieur du boîtier d'un module d'appareil de correction auditive (4l) destiné à être placé dans l'oreille et possède une cavité intérieure (2) et sur l'extrémité distale duquel est montée de façon amovible une plaque (5) comportant une tige (5'), ce poinçon comportant un embout (7) au niveau de l'extrémité proximale, on emmanche une coque enveloppante (8) possédant un trou proximal (9) de manière que l'embout (7) pénètre au moins en partie dans le trou (9),
    b) sur la partie de l'embout (6), qui pénètre dans le trou (9), on emmanche un capuchon(10) qui possède un canal de passage (11),
    c) on introduit un matériau (13) permettant d'obtenir l'empreinte de l'oreille, dans le conduit auditif d'un malentendant,
    d) on introduit l'ensemble combiné formé du poinçon (1), de la coque enveloppante (8) et du capuchon (10) dans le matériau servant à former l'empreinte de l'oreille, qui est situé dans le conduit auditif, auquel cas le matériau servant à former l'empreinte de l'oreille, qui est refoulé, est repoussé dans la direction distale en partie directement hors du conduit auditif et en partie à travers le canal de passage (11) du capuchon (10), dans la cavité intérieure (2) du poinçon (1), et
    e) après durcissement du matériau servant à former l'empreinte de l'oreille et après le retrait de l'ensemble combiné formé du poinçon, de la coque enveloppante, du capuchon et du matériau servant a former l'empreinte de l'oreille et après dévissage du capuchon équipé de la tige on obtient l'empreinte (15) de l'oreille, après élimination de l'excès du matériau servant à former l'empreinte de l'oreille.
  2. Procédé suivant la revendication 1, caractérisé par les étapes opératoires suivantes développées pour la fabrication d'une prothèse auditive :
    f) à la place de la plaque (5) comportant la tige (5'), on monte sur le poinçon (1), un composant de positionnement (7), qui laisse subsister des marques de positionnement (23) dans le négatif de l'empreinte de l'oreille,
    g) en coulant un matériau (21) de moulage du négatif dans l'empreinte de l'oreille,on fabrique le négatif (22) de l'empreinte de l'oreille ainsi que des marques de positionnement,
    h) dans le négatif (22), on coule un matériau liquide (31) servant à former la prothèse auditive,
    i) on introduit dans le matériau liquide (31) servant à former la prothèse auditive, un ensemble combiné formé d'un poinçon (1 ou 24 sur lequel est monté un composant de positionnement (16 ou 25), une coque enveloppe (8 ou 27) et un capuchon (30) sans canal de passage et on positionne cet ensemble de manière que le composant de positionnement soit situé en position avec les marques de positionnement (23) du négatif (22) de l'empreinte de l'oreille,
    j) après durcissement du matériau servant à former la prothèse auditive, on retire du négatif (22) de l'empreinte de l'oreille, l'ébauche (34) constituée par le poinçon, la coque enveloppante, le capuchon et le matériau servant à former la prothèse auditive,
    k) on détache du côté distal de l'ébauche (34), le composant de positionnement ainsi que, éventuellement, le matériau servant à former la prothèse auditive, qui est en saillie, et on retire l'extrémité proximale de l'ébauche, du matériau servant à former la prothèse auditive et également du capuchon de sorte qu'on peut retirer sans problème le poinçon dans la direction distale en laissant subsister la coque enveloppante sur laquelle est disposé le matériau servant à former la prothèse auditive, en tant que prothèse auditive (35) terminée.
  3. Procédé suivant la revendication 2, caractérisé par l'utilisation, en tant que composant de positionnement, d'une étoile de fixation (16), dont les pointes (17) laissent subsister, dans le négatif (22), des évidements de fixation (23) en tant que marques de positionnement.
  4. Procédé suivant la revendication 3, caractérisé par le fait qu'on introduit l'étoile de fixation (16) conjointement avec l'empreinte (15) de l'oreille dans une plaque de retenue adaptée (19) de telle sorte que les pointes de l'étoile font saillie à partir du bord de la plaque de maintien, qu'on coule un matériau (21) de moulage du négatif autour de l'empreinte de l'oreille ainsi que des pointes de l'étoile de fixation située sur la plaques de maintien et qu'après durcissement du matériau de moulage du négatif, on retire la plaque de maintien ainsi que l'étoile de fixation et l'empreinte de l'oreille à partir du matériau de moulage durci du négatif, de sorte que subsistent le négatif de l'empreinte de l'oreille et la plaque de maintien ainsi que les évidements de fixation produits par les pointes de l'étoile de fixation.
  5. Procédé suivant l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé par le fait qu'avant d'introduire l'ensemble combiné formé du poinçon, de la coque enveloppante et du capuchon dans le matériau (13) de l'empreinte, on dépose sur la coque enveloppante (8) un agent adhésif facilitant l'adhérence du matériau servant à former l'empreinte de l'oreille.
  6. Dispositif pour la mise en oeuvre du procédé suivant la revendication 1, caractérisé par :
    a) un poinçon (1), qui reproduit le contour extérieur du boîtier d'un module d'appareil de correction auditive (41) destiné à être placé dans l'oreille et possède une cavité intérieure (2) sur l'extrémité distale duquel est fixée de façon amovible une plaque (5) comportant une tige (5'), le poinçon possédant un embout (7) sur son extrémité proximale,
    b) une coque enveloppante (8) pour le poinçon (1), comportant un trou proximal (9) pour l'embout (7), et
    c) un capuchon (10), qui peut être emmanché sur l'embout (7) et possède un canal de passage (11) débouchant dans la cavité intérieure (2) du poinçon (1).
  7. Dispositif pour la mise en oeuvre du procédé suivant l'une des revendications 2 à 5, caractérisé par un composant de positionnement (16), qui peut être monté, à la place de la plaque (5) munie de la tige (5'), sur le poinçon (1) et qui laisse subsister des marques de positionnement (23) dans le négatif (22) de l'empreinte de l'oreille.
  8. Dispositif suivant la revendication 7, caractérisé par le fait que le composant de positionnement (16) est une étoile de fixation, dont les pointes (16) laissent subsister, dans le négatif (22), des évidements de fixation en temps que marques de positionnement (23).
  9. Dispositif suivant la revendication 8, caractérisé par une plaque de maintien (19), qui est adaptée à l'étoile de fixation (16) sur laquelle est placée l'empreinte (16) de l'oreille et dans laquelle l'étoile de fixation peut être insérée de telle sorte que les pointes (17) de l'étoile font saillie à partir du bord de la plaque de maintien.
  10. Dispositif suivant la revendication 6, caractérisé par le fait que la plaque (5) munie de la tige (5') comporte un trou de désaération (5").
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