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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2019
Applicant:
Soundmed, Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
SoundMed, LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); A61C 8/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/46 (2006.01); H04R 3/04 (2006.01); B33Y 70/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/606 (2013.01); A61C 8/0093 (2013.01); A61C 8/0098 (2013.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); H04R 1/46 (2013.01); H04R 3/04 (2013.01); H04R 25/554 (2013.01); H04R 25/602 (2013.01); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); H04R 25/604 (2013.01); H04R 2225/31 (2013.01); H04R 2225/67 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01); H04R 2460/01 (2013.01); H04R 2460/13 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for transmitting vibrations via an electronic and/or transducer assembly through a tooth or teeth are disclosed herein. The assembly may be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance to form a hearing aid assembly. Such an oral appliance may be a custom-made device. 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.