| US 7,555,356 B2 | ||
| Method for manufacturing a body-worn electronic device adapted to the shape of an individual's body area | ||
| Samuel Hans Martin Roth, Zurich (Switzerland); Christoph Widmer, Wernetshausen (Switzerland); and Gregory Bleiker, Herrliberg (Switzerland) | ||
| Assigned to Phonak AG, Stafa (Switzerland) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 03, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/406,449. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0196995 A1, Oct. 07, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 19/00 (2006.01); H04R 25/00 (2006.01); A61B 7/02 (2006.01); H04R 5/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 700—118 [700/98; 181/129; 181/135; 381/23.1] | 27 Claims |
| 1. A method for manufacturing a body-worn device adapted to the shape of a body area of an individual, said method comprising
the steps of:
selecting one of a plurality of characteristic anatomical features of a shape of the body area as present at a standard of
the body area;
preparing a digitized three-dimensional representation of said characteristic anatomical feature;
preparing a digitized three-dimensional custom representation of the body area of the individual;
automatically determining a best-fitting location of said digitized representation of said characteristic anatomical feature
at the digitized custom representation of the body area of the individual by comparing said digitized three-dimensional representation
of said characteristic anatomical feature with and along said digitized three-dimensional custom representation of the body
area of the individual;
determining a detailing area oriented on said determined best-fitting location; and
performing detailing of said digitized custom representation of the body area of the individual at said detailing area.
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