Intraoral appliance for sound transmission via bone conduction
US8433082B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 9, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R2460/13
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An intra-oral appliance for transmitting sound via bone conduction and optimized for comfort, safety, speech intelligibility, eating and drinking and extended wear by the user including an actuator to provide bone conduction sound transmission; a transceiver coupled to the actuator to cause the actuator to generate sound; and a first chamber containing the actuator and the transceiver, said first chamber adapted to be coupled to one or more teeth of the user.
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