System and method for measuring and recording skull vibration in situ
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1. An apparatus for measuring and recording skull vibration in-situ comprising:
- a receiving means capable of simultaneously engaging an undercut area in a gingival one-third of at least one maxillary tooth and an interproximal area between two adjacent maxillary teeth on both a buccal surface and a lingual surface within a mouth of a user;
a transducer coupled to said receiving means, said transducer capable of transducing mechanical vibration within a dental bone conduction pathway into electrical signals; and
recordation hardware and software capable of receiving and processing said electrical signals from said transducer.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for recording and measuring in-situ skull vibration includes a receiving means, a transducer mounted into or unto the receiving means and capable of transducing mechanical vibration within the dental bone conduction pathway into electrical signals, and extra-oral recordation hardware and software capable of receiving and processing the electrical signals from the transducer.
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24 Claims
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1. An apparatus for measuring and recording skull vibration in-situ comprising:
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a receiving means capable of simultaneously engaging an undercut area in a gingival one-third of at least one maxillary tooth and an interproximal area between two adjacent maxillary teeth on both a buccal surface and a lingual surface within a mouth of a user; a transducer coupled to said receiving means, said transducer capable of transducing mechanical vibration within a dental bone conduction pathway into electrical signals; and recordation hardware and software capable of receiving and processing said electrical signals from said transducer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24)
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18. A method of placing a transducer in an apparatus for recording and measuring in-situ skull vibration, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) selecting a receiving means capable of simultaneously engaging an undercut area in a gingival one-third of at least one maxillary tooth and an interproximal area between two adjacent maxillary teeth, thereby engaging said at least one maxillary tooth and said two adjacent maxillary teeth on both a buccal surface and a lingual surface within a mouth of a user, wherein a transducer is coupled to said receiving means, said transducer capable of transducing mechanical vibration within a dental bone conduction pathway into electrical signals; (b) covering said transducer with a sheath, and placing said covered transducer into said receiving means; and (c) electrically coupling said transducer to a recording system, said recording system capable of receiving and processing the electrical signals from said transducer, and said recording system disposed outside of the mouth of the user so that said transducer is in communication with said recording system for recording the electrical signals produced by the transducer. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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