Systems and methods to provide two-way communications
First Claim
1. A device, comprising:
- a. an actuatable transducer disposed within or upon a first portion of a housing which is secured and in vibratory communication with a first surface of at least one tooth of a subject, the housing having a second portion which is secured along a second surface of the at least one tooth opposite to the first surface such that an occlusal surface is unobstructed by the first and second portions of the housing;
b. one or more body sensors positioned within or upon the body of the subject; and
c. an electronic assembly disposed within or upon the housing, wherein the one or more body sensors are in communication with the electronic assembly.
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Abstract
An electronic and transducer device can be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance or other oral device to form a two-way communication assembly. 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 medical tag containing patient identifiable information. 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.
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37 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a. an actuatable transducer disposed within or upon a first portion of a housing which is secured and in vibratory communication with a first surface of at least one tooth of a subject, the housing having a second portion which is secured along a second surface of the at least one tooth opposite to the first surface such that an occlusal surface is unobstructed by the first and second portions of the housing; b. one or more body sensors positioned within or upon the body of the subject; and c. an electronic assembly disposed within or upon the housing, wherein the one or more body sensors are in communication with the electronic assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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25. A method for sensing one or more body or environmental parameters, comprising:
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a. placing a device within the mouth of a subject, the device comprising a an actuatable transducer disposed within or upon a first portion of a housing such that the actuatable transducer is secured and in vibratory communication with a first surface of at least one tooth of the subject, the housing further having a second portion which is secured along a second surface of the at least one tooth opposite to the first surface such that an occlusal surface is unobstructed by the first and second portions of the housing; b. sensing one or more body parameters or environmental parameters via one or more body sensors positioned within or upon the body of the subject, where the one or more body sensors are in communication with an electronic assembly disposed within or upon the housing; and c. linking the device with the one or more body sensors. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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