Methods and systems for ear device design using computerized tomography (CT)-collected anthropomorphic data

A system for designing an earpiece device customized for a predefined group of individuals, the system comprising:

• a surface extractor configured to receive a plurality of images for a respective plurality of individuals, each image including at least one ear anatomy, the surface extractor configured to extract, for each image, a three-dimensional (3D) surface representing the at least one ear anatomy, to form a plurality of extracted surfaces corresponding to the plurality of images;
• and
• a statistical measurement unit configured to:
• determine at least one statistical measurement representative of at least a portion of the plurality of individuals from among the plurality of extracted surfaces, and
• optimize at least one design parameter for the earpiece device based on the at least one statistical measurement for the predefined group among the plurality of individuals, the earpiece device being designed using the optimized at least one design parameter.

A method of designing a device configured to be fitted to an anatomy customized for a predefined group, the method comprising:

• receiving a plurality of images for a respective plurality of individuals, each image including the anatomy;
• for each image, extracting a three-dimensional (3D) surface representing the anatomy, to form a plurality of extracted surfaces corresponding to the plurality of images;
• determining at least one statistical measurement representative of at least a portion of the plurality of individuals from among the plurality of extracted surfaces;
• and
• optimizing at least one design parameter for the device based on the at least one statistical measurement for the predefined group among the plurality of individuals, the device being formed using the optimized at least one design parameter.

A system for designing a device configured to be fitted to an anatomy for a predefined subpopulation, the system comprising:

• a surface extractor configured to receive a plurality of images for a respective plurality of individuals, each image including the anatomy, the surface extractor configured to extract, for each image, a three-dimensional (3D) surface representing the anatomy, to form a plurality of extracted surfaces corresponding to the plurality of images;
• and
• a statistical measurement unit configured to:
• determine at least one statistical measurement representative of at least a portion of the plurality of individuals from among the plurality of extracted surfaces, and
• optimize at least one design parameter for the device based on the at least one statistical measurement for the predefined subpopulation among the plurality of individuals, the device being designed using the optimized at least one design parameter.