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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2006
Jörg Bindner, Weisendorf, DE;
Tong Fang, Morganville, NJ (US);
Eduard Kaiser, Forchheim, DE;
Raimund Martin, Eggolsheim, DE;
Fred Mcbagonluri, East Windsor, NJ (US);
Peter Nikles, Erlangen, DE;
Therese Velde, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Jörg Bindner, Weisendorf, DE;
Tong Fang, Morganville, NJ (US);
Eduard Kaiser, Forchheim, DE;
Raimund Martin, Eggolsheim, DE;
Fred McBagonluri, East Windsor, NJ (US);
Peter Nikles, Erlangen, DE;
Therese Velde, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Siemens Corporation, Iselin, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method and appertaining system implement the use of manufacturing protocols for hearing aid design such that the ability to build an instrument can be displayed as a numeric parameter based on the partial numerical and metrological contributions of all the essential parameters of the given impression, and a buildability index can be displayed as a 3D virtual image of the proposed shell or preferred shell types. The method utilizes a predefined parameter table comprising parameters to utilize for a buildability determination. The buildability index is computed based on impression shape data, selected shell type, selected number of device options, data obtained from the parameter table, and data obtained from a receiver table, and the buildability index is output to a display of a user interface device or an external system.