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US 8,577,066 B2Granted
Methods and apparatus for transmitting vibrations
AssigneeSonitus Medical, Inc.
InventorAmir A. Abolfathi
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for transmitting vibrations via an electronic and/or transducer assembly through a dental patch are disclosed herein. The patch assembly may be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded intra-orally on a tooth or oral tissue. The electronic and transducer assembly may receive incoming sounds either directly or through a receiver to process and amplify the signals and transmit the processed sounds via a vibrating transducer element coupled to a tooth or other bone structure, such as the maxillary, mandibular, or palatine bone structure.
Claims10
An intraoral apparatus, comprising:
- an actuatable transducer to generate sound through bone conduction;
- a patch having one or more hook and loop fasteners which are configured to attach the actuatable transducer to one or more teeth or oral tissue;
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- a microphone for receiving auditory signals and which is in electrical communication with the actuatable transducer.
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