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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2012
Applicants:
Christoph Menzel, New London, NH (US);
Amir A. Abolfathi, Woodside, CA (US);
Inventors:
Christoph Menzel, New London, NH (US);
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);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
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.