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EP3737345A1 - Dispositif d'oreillette pour le traitement d'acouphènes - Google Patents

Dispositif d'oreillette pour le traitement d'acouphènes

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EP3737345A1
EP3737345A1 EP19703782.3A EP19703782A EP3737345A1 EP 3737345 A1 EP3737345 A1 EP 3737345A1 EP 19703782 A EP19703782 A EP 19703782A EP 3737345 A1 EP3737345 A1 EP 3737345A1
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Prior art keywords
tinnitus
treatment
earpiece device
truncated
cavity
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German (de)
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Inventor
Fabrizio TORCHIA
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Mks Srls
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Mks Srls
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F11/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the ears or hearing sense; Non-electric hearing aids; Methods or devices for enabling ear patients to achieve auditory perception through physiological senses other than hearing sense; Protective devices for the ears, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A61F11/06—Protective devices for the ears
    • A61F11/08—Protective devices for the ears internal, e.g. earplugs
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F11/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the ears or hearing sense; Non-electric hearing aids; Methods or devices for enabling ear patients to achieve auditory perception through physiological senses other than hearing sense; Protective devices for the ears, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A61F11/06—Protective devices for the ears
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2230/00—Geometry of prostheses classified in groups A61F2/00 - A61F2/26 or A61F2/82 or A61F9/00 or A61F11/00 or subgroups thereof
    • A61F2230/0063—Three-dimensional shapes
    • A61F2230/0067—Three-dimensional shapes conical

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to an earpiece device for the treatment of tinnitus.
  • the present invention relates to an earpiece device for the treatment of tinnitus, of the type usable to reduce the annoying noises caused by tinnitus.
  • the ear devices are tools commonly and mainly used to avoid hearing damage, caused by noises that exceed the tolerable thresholds of physical resistance by the same.
  • Some known earphones devices are suitable to dampen the intensity of noises that exceed the auditory apparatus tolerance thresholds which allow at the same time the user to hear the background noise so as not to be completely isolated from the surrounding environment.
  • An example of an earpiece device is reported in the patent application CN204319051 (U) , in which an earphone for noise reduction and avoiding tinnitus which comprises an earpiece made of elastic material and having a through hole is described.
  • a second example of earpiece device is reported in the patent application JPH0318359 (A) , describing a system for suppressing the noises caused by tinnitus by introducing or excluding air inside or inside the acoustic muscle of a human ear, modulating the pressure to keep it constant.
  • a hearing protection device comprising a shell to be worn at least partially within a user's ear canal, wherein the shell is provided with a receptacle having an outer opening towards the ambience and an inner opening towards the ear canal, and wherein an acoustic filter element for attenuating sound comprising open-pore porous material is engaged within the receptacle in a detachable manner .
  • patent US2671863 describes an electromagnetic control device comprising a portion made of cork .
  • the casing incorporates a microphone for receiving external acoustic sound signal and a signal processing circuit for receiving electrical signal from the microphone and correspondingly causing a loudspeaker in the casing to generate sound signal for direction down a tube extending through the ear piece to be transmitted to the ear canal.
  • the electrical circuit is arranged to limit the electrical signal delivered to drive the loudspeaker whereby to limit the sound pressure of sound signal delivered from the loudspeaker to the ear canal via the tube.
  • the patent FR1215869 relates to an improved ear protector which is characterized in that it comprises one or more cavities which are separated by partitions provided with intercommunication orifices and which are secured by absorbent pads, providing selective protection of the auditory canal and eardrum against sound waves over a wide range of vibratory frequencies.
  • Purpose of the present invention is to provide an earpiece device for the treatment of tinnitus able to ensure an adequate insulation and acoustic absorption to dampen the symptoms and noises caused by tinnitus within the ear canal .
  • an earpiece device for the treatment of tinnitus is provided, as defined in claim 1.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic three-dimensional view of an earpiece device for the treatment of tinnitus, according to the invention
  • FIGS. 2A-2B show, respectively, a schematic sectional view and a schematic front view of the earpiece device for the treatment of tinnitus, according to the invention .
  • an earpiece device 100 for the treatment of tinnitus is shown, according to the invention.
  • the earpiece device 100 for the treatment of tinnitus comprises at least an internally hollow truncated-conical body 101 made of cork .
  • the truncated-conical body 101 exteriorly defines a cavity 102 having a longitudinal dimension prevailing with respect to the other two dimensions.
  • the cavity 102 contains an element made of elastic material which in use adheres to the inner walls of the cavity 102 itself equipped at one end with a spheroidal head, and an inner portion 102 included in the cavity of the outer portion 101.
  • an element made of an elastic material preferably spongy such as foam, silicone and / or PVC, is housed.
  • the presence of the cavity 102 and of the elastic element advantageously confers to the earpiece device 100 a super elasticity and a comfortable housing in a patient's ear canal .
  • the conical body 101 is at least partially made of cork, preferably natural cork or agglomerate, which advantageously, has excellent resistance to compression, advantageously maintains its characteristics of anti-vibration material, but also under its own concentrated loads such as those exerted by the human ear canal, allowing to dampen acoustic phenomena internal to it, especially derived from neurological factors, such as tinnitus, otherwise ineffective controllable even with the use of powerful psychotropic drugs .
  • the materials and the truncated- conical shape of the truncated conical body 101 and of the cavity 102 allow to trap sounds absorbed by the truncated- conical body 101 by dissolving definitively inside and freeing the auricle from the hassles generated by tinnitus.
  • the elastic element adheres perfectly to the inner walls of the cavity 102 of the device 100, guaranteeing flexibility and compactness .
  • the truncated-conical body 101 has a height between 9 and 25 mm, and preferably equal to 18 mm, and the elastic element housed in the cavity 102 has a height between 7 and 20 mm, and preferably equal to 14 mm.
  • the truncated-conical body 101 has a diameter between 5 and 15 mm, and preferably equal to 10 mm and the elastic element housed in the cavity 102 has a diameter comprised between
  • the earpiece device 100 allows to attenuate the symptoms of a pathology, such as tinnitus, which negatively affects the quality of life of the subject who is affected.

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Psychology (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Vascular Medicine (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Telephone Set Structure (AREA)
  • Finger-Pressure Massage (AREA)
  • Fats And Perfumes (AREA)
  • Harvester Elements (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne un dispositif d'oreillette (100) pour le traitement d'acouphènes comprenant un corps tronconique (101) creux à l'intérieur et en liège, ledit corps tronconique (101) définissant extérieurement une cavité (102) contenant un élément en matériau élastique adhérant à la surface interne de la cavité (102).
EP19703782.3A 2018-01-12 2019-01-11 Dispositif d'oreillette pour le traitement d'acouphènes Withdrawn EP3737345A1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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IT201800000773A IT201800000773A1 (it) 2018-01-12 2018-01-12 Dispositivo auricolare per il trattamento dell’acufene
PCT/IB2019/050225 WO2019138369A1 (fr) 2018-01-12 2019-01-11 Dispositif d'oreillette pour le traitement d'acouphènes

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EP3737345A1 true EP3737345A1 (fr) 2020-11-18

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WO (1) WO2019138369A1 (fr)

Family Cites Families (10)

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US2671863A (en) 1951-01-24 1954-03-09 Milwaukee Gas Specialty Co Electromagnetic control device
US2672863A (en) * 1951-05-29 1954-03-23 Leight Charles Ear plug and sound absorbing material construction
FR1215869A (fr) * 1958-11-20 1960-04-21 Alsetex Protecteur d'oreille
CH367279A (fr) * 1960-09-14 1963-02-15 Degallier Edmond Appareil de protection contre le bruit
BE886002A (fr) * 1979-11-05 1981-02-16 E A R Corp Protege-oreilles
WO1994000089A1 (fr) * 1992-06-19 1994-01-06 Joseph Sylvester Chang Protection antibruit pour les oreilles
US5609164A (en) * 1995-10-23 1997-03-11 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Method of forming an earplug containment device
ATE430545T1 (de) * 2005-12-07 2009-05-15 Phonak Ag Verwendung einer gehörschutzvorrichtung mit einem akustischen filter
US8122892B2 (en) * 2008-10-21 2012-02-28 Cirrus Healthcare Products, Llc Water absorbing ear plugs
CN203802664U (zh) 2013-09-24 2014-09-03 洪鸿文 一种不会耳鸣的减噪耳塞

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