# US 2013/0253286 A1 · Device and System for Sensing Medically Relevant Information from the Mouth > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0253286 A1 - Document ID: US20130253286A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/819,399 - Filed: 2011-08-26 - Published: 2013-09-26 - Earliest claimed: 2010-08-27 - Assignees: The Johns Hopkins University - Inventors: Gene Yevgeny Fridman - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130253286A1 ## CPC - A61B 5/682: {Mouth, e.g., oral cavity; tongue; Lips; Teeth} - A61B 5/01: Measuring temperature of body parts {; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue} (clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20) - A61B 5/02055: {Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature} - A61B 5/11: Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor or mobility of a limb {(A61B5/1038 takes precedence; motion detection to correct for motion artifacts in physiological signals A61B5/721)} - A61B 5/14542: {for measuring blood gases (A61B5/14551 takes precedence)} - A61B 5/228: {of masticatory organs, e.g. detecting dental force} - A61B 5/33: specially adapted for cooperation with other devices - A61B 5/384: Recording apparatus or displays specially adapted therefor - A61B 5/389: Electromyography [EMG] - A61B 5/4277: {saliva secretion} - A61C 5/90: Oral protectors for use during treatment, e.g. lip or mouth protectors (A61C5/82 takes precedence) - A61B 5/021: Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels - A61B 5/0816: {Measuring devices for examining respiratory frequency (measuring frequency of electric signals G01R23/00)} - A61B 5/082: {Evaluation by breath analysis, e.g. determination of the chemical composition of exhaled breath (A61B5/083, A61B5/091 take precedence)} - A61B 5/14507: {specially adapted for measuring characteristics of body fluids other than blood (devices for taking samples of body liquids A61B10/0045)} - A61B 5/14532: {for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement} - A61B 5/14551: {for measuring blood gases} - A61B 7/003: {Detecting lung or respiration noise} - A61B 2562/06: Arrangements of multiple sensors of different types - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - A61C: DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE (non-driven toothbrushes A46B; {tongue scrapers A61B17/24;} preparations for dentistry A61K6/00; preparations for cleaning the teeth or mouth A61K8/00, A61Q11/00) ## Abstract An intraoral multisensor device includes a mouthpiece, a plurality of sensors at least one of attached to or integrated with the mouthpiece, and a data communications unit configured to receive signals from the plurality of sensors. The mouthpiece has a form to permit stable arrangement at least partially within a person's mouth such that it can remain for hands-free sensing of a plurality of biological parameters. Also, an intraoral multisensor system includes an intraoral multisensor device and a data processing device adapted to communicate with the intraoral multisensor device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An intraoral multisensor device, comprising: a mouthpiece; a plurality of sensors at least one of attached to or integrated with said mouthpiece; and a data communications unit configured to receive signals from said plurality of sensors, wherein said mouthpiece has a form to permit stable arrangement at least partially within a person's mouth such that it can remain for hands-free sensing of a plurality of biological parameters, said mouthpiece including a first internal portion adapted for being held between a facial surface of the person's teeth and a second external portion for placement against lips of the person's mouth. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The intraoral multisensor device according to claim 1, wherein said data communications unit comprises a wireless transmitter configured to transmit data from said plurality of sensors to a processing device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The intraoral multisensor device according to claim 1, wherein said data communications unit comprises a data storage component that is adapted to be at least one of removed or accessed to retrieve stored data. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The intraoral multisensor device according to claim 1, wherein said data communications unit comprises a user interface to at least one of output information directly to a user or receive user input information. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The intraoral multisensor device according to claim 2, wherein said wireless transmitter is a Bluetooth wireless transmitter. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The intraoral multisensor device according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of sensors include a plurality of vital signs sensors. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The intraoral multisensor device according to claim 6, wherein said plurality of vital signs sensors comprise at least two sensors selected from a temperature sensor, a blood pressure sensor, a pulse rate sensor, a breath condensate analysis, a breath pattern analysis, an EMG sensor, an EEG sensor, and an ECG sensor, and a respiratory rate sensor. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The intraoral multisensor device according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of sensors includes at least one of a vital signs sensor, a blood oxygen level sensor, a bite pressure sensor, a head motion sensor, a saliva analysis sensor or a tongue position sensor. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The intraoral multisensor device according to claim 1, wherein said mouthpiece is attachable to and detachable from said data communications unit such that said mouthpiece can be at least one of cleaned for reuse or discarded to be replaced with a new mouthpiece. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The intraoral multisensor device according to claim 1, further comprising a signaling component configured to receive external commands to activate a signal. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The intraoral multisensor device according to claim 10, wherein said signal is at least one of a visual or audio signal. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The intraoral multisensor device according to claim 1, further comprising a location tracking unit. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The intraoral multisensor device according to claim 12, wherein said location tracking unit is a GPS device. ### Claim 14 An intraoral multisensor system, comprising: an intraoral multisensor device; and a data processing device adapted to communicate with said intraoral multisensor device, wherein said intraoral multisensor device comprises: a mouthpiece; a plurality of sensors at least one of attached to or integrated with said mouthpiece; and a data communications unit configured to receive signals from said plurality of sensors, wherein said mouthpiece has a form to permit stable arrangement at least partially within a person's mouth such that it can remain for hands-free sensing of a plurality of biological parameters and to provide data for said plurality of biological parameters to said data processing device, said mouthpiece including a first internal portion adapted for being held between a facial surface of the person's teeth and a second external portion for placement against lips of the person's mouth. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The intraoral multisensor system according to claim 14, further comprising a plurality of intraoral multisensor devices, wherein said data processing device is further adapted to communicate with each of said plurality of intraoral multisensor devices. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The intraoral multisensor system according to claim 15, further comprising a display unit adapted to communicate with said data processing unit to display information received from at least one of said plurality of intraoral multisensor devices. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The intraoral multisensor system according to claim 14, wherein said data communications unit comprises a wireless transmitter configured to transmit data from said plurality of sensors to a processing device. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The intraoral multisensor system according to claim 14, wherein said data communications unit comprises a data storage component that is adapted to be at least one of removed or accessed to retrieve stored data. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The intraoral multisensor system according to claim 14, wherein said data communications unit comprises a user interface to at least one of output information directly to a user or receive user input information. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The intraoral multisensor system according to claim 17, wherein said wireless transmitter is a Bluetooth wireless transmitter. ### Claim 21 (depends on 14) The intraoral multisensor system according to claim 14, wherein said plurality of sensors include a plurality of vital signs sensors. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The intraoral multisensor system according to claim 21, wherein said plurality of vital signs sensors comprise at least two sensors selected from a temperature sensor, a blood pressure sensor, a pulse rate sensor, a breath condensate analysis, a breath pattern analysis, an EMG sensor, an EEG sensor, and an ECG sensor, and a respiratory rate sensor. ### Claim 23 (depends on 14) The intraoral multisensor system according to claim 14, wherein said plurality of sensors includes at least one of a vital signs sensor, a blood oxygen level sensor, a bite pressure sensor, a head motion sensor, a saliva analysis sensor or a tongue position sensor. ### Claim 24 (depends on 14) The intraoral multisensor system according to claim 14, wherein said mouthpiece is attachable to and detachable from said data communications unit such that said mouthpiece can be at least one of cleaned for reuse or discarded to be replaced with a new mouthpiece. ### Claim 25 (depends on 14) The intraoral multisensor system according to claim 14, further comprising a signaling component configured to receive external commands to activate a signal. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The intraoral multisensor system according to claim 25, wherein said signal is at least one of a visual or audio signal. ### Claim 27 (depends on 14) The intraoral multisensor system according to claim 14, further comprising a location tracking unit. ### Claim 28 (depends on 27) The intraoral multisensor system according to claim 27, wherein said location tracking unit is a GPS device.