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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
May. 12, 2009
Amir A. Abolfathi, Woodside, CA (US);
Jason R. Shelton, San Francisco, CA (US);
Reza Kassayan, Atherton, CA (US);
Amir A. Abolfathi, Woodside, CA (US);
Jason R. Shelton, San Francisco, CA (US);
Reza Kassayan, Atherton, CA (US);
Sonitus Medical, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);
Abstract
A digital audio player device can be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance or other oral device to form an intraoral MP3 player. In another embodiment, the device provides an electronic and transducer device that can be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance or other oral device to form a DAP. Such an oral appliance may be a custom-made device fabricated from a thermal forming process utilizing a replicate model of a dental structure obtained by conventional dental impression methods. 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.