Oral appliance for measuring head motions by isolating sensors from jaw perturbance

US11589780B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · US

Inventors

• Calvin Jay Kuo · Palo Alto, US
• Lyndia Chun Wu · Stanford, US
• Kaveh Laksari · Stanford, US
• David B. Camarillo · Capitola, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 8, 2016
• Grant date: Feb 28, 2023
• Expiry date: May 15, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A63B2220/40
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An oral appliance includes: 1) a body defining a channel to accommodate an upper dentition; and 2) a motion sensor. The body includes a front portion defining a recess, and the motion sensor is affixed to the front portion.