In-office ear impression scanner.Later this year, Siemens Hearing Instruments Siemens Hearing Instruments, headquartered in Piscataway Township, New Jersey, is the world’s largest manufacturer of hearing aids.[1] The company operates as a subsidiary of Siemens Medical Solutions a division of Siemens AG, Munich, Germany. , Inc., will introduce iScan[TM], the first ear impression scanner (1) See also antivirus program. (2) An optical device that reads a printed page or transparency and converts it into a graphics image for the computer. The scanner does not recognize or differentiate in any manner the content of the material it is scanning. designed exclusively for in-office use by hearing care professionals. After scanning scanning /scan·ning/ (skan´ing) 1. the act of examining by passing over an area or organ with a sensing device. 2. scanning speech. ear impressions, users of this technology then electronically send the custom product order, including the digital impression, to the manufacturer for production. The electronic transfer can be accomplished via either the "mySiemens" Web site or the NOAH Noah (nō`ə) [Heb.,=to rest], in the Bible, the builder of the ark. Righteous Noah and his family were the only people God saved from a world sunk in sin. eTONA electronic ordering system. The mySiemens site provides hearing care professionals with 365-day, 24/7 interaction with the company; the NOAH eTONA platform is a newly emerging system produced by the Hearing Instrument Manufacturers' Software Association, also intended for placing electronic orders. With iScan, digital scanning facilitates an accurate and efficient fitting process, made faster through online ordering and hence resulting in faster delivery. If hearing care professionals ever need to order a remake re·make tr.v. re·made , re·mak·ing, re·makes To make again or anew. n. 1. The act of remaking. 2. Something in remade form, especially a new version of an earlier movie or song. or replacement, they can use the original iScan file without having to create and send a new impression. The digitized impressions produced by scanning have been shown to result in a more precise hearing instrument fit, leading to improved patient satisfaction. Circle 128 on Reader Service Card [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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