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US 2019/0158967 A1Published application
Actuator systems for oral-based appliances
AssigneeSoundMed, LLC
InventorsChristoph MENZEL, Amir ABOLFATHI
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Abstract
Actuator systems for oral-based appliances utilizing transducers which are attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a dental or oral appliance to form a hearing aid assembly. Such oral appliances may be a custom-made device which receives incoming sounds and transmits the processed sounds via a vibrating transducer element. The transducer element may utilize electromagnetic or piezoelectric transducer mechanisms and may be positioned directly along the dentition or along an oral appliance housing in various configurations.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a housing engageable to at least one tooth without requiring anatomical modification of the at least one tooth;
- a transducer configured to transmit vibrations to a surface of the at least one tooth;
- and
- a movable mass coupled to the transducer.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a housing engageable to at least one tooth without requiring anatomical modification of the at least one tooth;
- a transducer configured to transmit vibrations to a surface of at least one of the at least one tooth;
- and
- a movable mass coupled to the transducer.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a housing engageable to at least one tooth without requiring bonding to the at least one tooth;
- a transducer configured to transmit vibrations to a surface of the at least one tooth;
- and
- a movable mass.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.