The hearing aid system is supposed to boost the outer ear's natural ability to direct and amplify high frequency sound and reduce wind noise. It's made by ReSound, a medical device company based in Bloomington, Minnesota. The company said the Remote Microphone Technology provides users a more appealing cosmetic look by tucking the microphone in the concha cymba area of the external ear.
Harvey Fletcher, a scientist at Bell Laboratories, is widely credited with inventing the electric hearing aid -- a cumbersome, body-worn device that debuted in the 1930s. Eighty years later, ReSound in Bloomington, Minnesota, is trying to solve a problem that has eluded decades of innovation: reconcile the problematic device with ordinary life, 21st Century-style.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.