EP1345470A3 - Method for manufacturing a body-worn electronic device adapted to the shape of an individual's body area - Google Patents

Method for manufacturing a body-worn electronic device adapted to the shape of an individual's body area Download PDF

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EP1345470A3
EP1345470A3 EP03007673A EP03007673A EP1345470A3 EP 1345470 A3 EP1345470 A3 EP 1345470A3 EP 03007673 A EP03007673 A EP 03007673A EP 03007673 A EP03007673 A EP 03007673A EP 1345470 A3 EP1345470 A3 EP 1345470A3
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digitised
individual
representation
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electronic device
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Christoph Widmer
Samuel Hans Martin Roth
Gregory Bleiker
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Sonova Holding AG
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Phonak AG
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/65—Housing parts, e.g. shells, tips or moulds, or their manufacture
    • H04R25/652—Ear tips; Ear moulds
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/65—Housing parts, e.g. shells, tips or moulds, or their manufacture
    • H04R25/658—Manufacture of housing parts

Abstract

A body-worn device is manufactured by preparing a digitised three-dimensional representation (1) of an individual's body area whereat the body-worn device shall be applied. From such digitised three-dimensional representation there are automatically determined (20) characteristic features of the individual's area as digitised. In dependency from such determining (20), the digitised representation (1) is amended in a detailing step (22). The result is a digitised representation. This detailed digitised representation controls the shell manufacturing process (36) the resulting shell of which being assembled (38) to the body-worn device.
EP03007673A 2003-04-03 2003-04-03 Method for manufacturing a body-worn electronic device adapted to the shape of an individual's body area Expired - Lifetime EP1345470B1 (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP03007673A EP1345470B1 (en) 2003-04-03 2003-04-03 Method for manufacturing a body-worn electronic device adapted to the shape of an individual's body area
DE60309363T DE60309363T2 (en) 2003-04-03 2003-04-03 A method of manufacturing a body-worn electronic device adapted to the shape of a body part of an individual
DK03007673T DK1345470T3 (en) 2003-04-03 2003-04-03 Method of manufacturing a body-worn electronic device that can be adapted to the body surface of an individual

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EP03007673A EP1345470B1 (en) 2003-04-03 2003-04-03 Method for manufacturing a body-worn electronic device adapted to the shape of an individual's body area

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EP1345470A2 EP1345470A2 (en) 2003-09-17
EP1345470A3 true EP1345470A3 (en) 2003-10-01
EP1345470B1 EP1345470B1 (en) 2006-11-02

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