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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2012
Applicant:
Amir A. Abolfathi, Woodside, CA (US);
Inventor:
Amir A. Abolfathi, Woodside, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sonitus Medical, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01); A61F 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
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.