US 12,138,075 B2
Ear-worn hearing device
Christopher L. Monti, Elgin, IL (US); Shehab Albahri, Hanover Park, IL (US); Charles B. King, Oak Park, IL (US); and Mohammad Mohammadi, Rolling Meadows, IL (US)
Assigned to Knowles Electronics, LLC, Itasca, IL (US)
Filed by Knowles Electronics, LLC, Itasca, IL (US)
Filed on Nov. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/981,800.
Prior Publication US 2024/0148326 A1, May 9, 2024
Int. Cl. A61B 5/00 (2006.01); H04R 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 5/6817 (2013.01) [A61B 5/0059 (2013.01); H04R 25/603 (2019.05); H04R 25/604 (2013.01); H04R 25/609 (2019.05); H04R 25/652 (2013.01); A61B 2562/185 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An ear-worn hearing device comprising:
a housing comprising an end portion defining a passage terminating at a sound port on an end surface of the housing, the end portion of the housing configured for wearing over or at least partially in a user's ear canal;
a sound-producing electroacoustic transducer integrated with the housing, the transducer including a sound output acoustically coupled to the sound port via the passage;
a physiological sensor integrated with the housing;
an ear-dome comprising a flange portion on the end portion of the housing, the physiological sensor located between the flange portion and the sound port,
wherein the ear dome is configured to at least partially prevent light from entering into the user's ear canal when the end portion of the housing is at least partially inserted into the user's ear canal.