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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2007
Fred Mcbagonluri, East Windsor, NJ (US);
Raquel Calvachi, Linden, NJ (US);
Luis Calvachi, Legal Representative, Linden, NJ (US);
Fred McBagonluri, East Windsor, NJ (US);
Raquel Calvachi, Linden, NJ (US);
Luis Calvachi, legal representative, Linden, NJ (US);
Siemens Hearing Instruments Inc., Piscataway, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for automatically determining the position of and placing a faceplate assembly on a hearing instrument shell that takes into account patient anatomical features. These anatomical features of the shell are used as landmarks for ensuring that the final position of the faceplate on the hearing instrument is optimized both in terms of esthetics and increased comfort. The protocols defined herein take advantage of the intrinsic features of the human ear anatomy and the geometry of the electronic components to ensure that design and manufacturing of ITEs are optimized for efficiency and the process can be completely automated to ensure consistence and practice reproducibility.