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Method of producing a housing shell or ear mold to be worn in the ear

US8521319B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Medical Instruments Pte. Ltd. · SG

Inventors

Benjamin Schmidt · Munich, DE
Erwin Singer · Eckental, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 28, 2010
Grant date	Aug 27, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 28, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04R2225/77
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The production of a hearing aid housing shell or ear mold that can be worn in the ear should be simplified and improved. For this, a prefabricated component, such as a frame for holding an electronics module or a receiver adapter, is positioned in a rapid prototyping instrument. There, the component is integrated into the housing shell or ear mold by the subsequent production of the housing shell or ear mold. This avoids connecting the component to the housing shell or ear mold in a further method step after producing the housing shell or ear mold.

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