Jun 8, 2020
CEO of Lantos Technologies John Bojanowski, and Chief Audiology
Officer at Lantos Technologies Dr. Brian Fligor, join the
podcast to discuss 3D ear scanning.
In this episode, you will learn:
- How it is that ear prints could be used as biomarkers, and whether your left ear may be surprisingly different than your right (or vice versa)
- What the status quo custom ear technology was up until Lantos Technologies entered the market
- How sounds might be separated in the ear canal of an individual to enhance that individual’s hearing experience
Lantos Technologies is a company that spun out of MIT about 10 years ago with the goal of improving the standard of care for creating custom-fit devices for the ear. Up until that point, the technology being used was quite literally about 130 years old. Despite encountering unexpected complications in the creation of digital technology for the ear, the technology at Lantos was brought to market and commercialized in 2019.
The old technology for custom-fit ear devices relied on making
ear molds, which quite literally required pouring a substance into
the ear of the customer and waiting until it dried. This was not
only inefficient and ineffective, but uncomfortable for the
client.
At Lantos Technologies, custom-fit devices are made based on a
simple 60 to 90-second 3D scan of the ear, which is then uploaded
via the cloud and sent to the manufacturer. This allows for
personalized solutions for a range of products, including
hearing aids,
hearing protection, professional audio, and consumer audio.
Bojanowski and Fligor discuss the uniqueness of ears—in fact,
they even say that an ear print could serve as an excellent
biomarker for individual identification. They’ve scanned over
18,000 ears and have yet to find any two alike—including the left
and right ears on one individual. That’s right, your right and left
ear are not symmetrical, but don't worry, Lantos accounts for
this.
Among other topics, Bojanowski and Fligor discuss the anatomy of
the ear and how it relates to the creation of their technology,
some of the most in-demand and interesting applications of their
technology, and so much more.
Tune in, and visit https://www.lantostechnologies.com/us/.
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