Methods and devices for intraoral tactile feedback
US8740622B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 21, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09B19/06
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention is directed to methods and devices for teaching the proper configuration of the oral articulators, particularly the tongue, corresponding to particular speech sounds by providing intraoral tactile feedback. Intraoral tactile feedback is achieved by placing nodes in the oral cavity of the patient in locations corresponding to the proper lingual position required to produce a target sound. These nodes facilitate identification of the appropriate lingual position corresponding to a target speech sound by providing tactile differentiation when the target sound is properly produced.
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