One of the complexities of developing hearing aids is that a mold has to be taken of the ear canal since it differs from person to person. Medical device company Lantos Technologies, which developed a 3-D scanner to make the process of fitting hearing aids easier, has raised $1.45 million in a mix of debt, options and warrants, according to a Form D filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
It follows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s move to grant 510(k) clearance for the 3-D Ear Canal Scanning System in March.
Among the company’s investors are Catalyst Health Ventures, Excel Venture Management, Omega Funds and Mass Medical Angels.
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The device from the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company uses a scanner with a membrane and video otoscope at the end. The membrane fills with fluid to conform to the ear canal. The video otoscope captures images and generates a 3-D scan of the ear in just under a minute compared with the more time-consuming process of taking a mold. In order to make an effective scanner, the company needed to design a video otoscope small enough for the ear.
As hearing aids have become smaller, they need to be positioned deeper inside the ear canal, which requires more innovative technology to map out the ear canal. The scanner gives audiologists, ear bud developers and the security industry more space in the ear canal in which to work and produce more innovative designs.
