WO2007140373A3 - Actuator systems for oral-based appliances - Google Patents

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WO2007140373A3
WO2007140373A3 PCT/US2007/069892 US2007069892W WO2007140373A3 WO 2007140373 A3 WO2007140373 A3 WO 2007140373A3 US 2007069892 W US2007069892 W US 2007069892W WO 2007140373 A3 WO2007140373 A3 WO 2007140373A3
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oral
actuator systems
appliances
based appliances
transducer element
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PCT/US2007/069892
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Christoph Menzel
Amir Abolfathi
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Sonitus Medical Inc
Christoph Menzel
Amir Abolfathi
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Priority claimed from US11/741,648 external-priority patent/US7724911B2/en
Application filed by Sonitus Medical Inc, Christoph Menzel, Amir Abolfathi filed Critical Sonitus Medical Inc
Priority to EP07797846A priority Critical patent/EP2030477B1/en
Priority to JP2009513420A priority patent/JP4594440B2/en
Priority to DK07797846.8T priority patent/DK2030477T3/en
Priority to PL07797846T priority patent/PL2030477T3/en
Priority to AT07797846T priority patent/ATE524024T1/en
Publication of WO2007140373A2 publication Critical patent/WO2007140373A2/en
Publication of WO2007140373A3 publication Critical patent/WO2007140373A3/en

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R17/00—Piezoelectric transducers; Electrostrictive transducers

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Apparatuses For Generation Of Mechanical Vibrations (AREA)
  • Dental Tools And Instruments Or Auxiliary Dental Instruments (AREA)

Abstract

Actuator systems for oral-based appliances utilizing transducers which are attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a dental or oral appliance to form a hearing aid assembly. Such oral appliances may be a custom-made device which receives incoming sounds and transmits the processed sounds via a vibrating transducer element. The transducer element may utilize electromagnetic or piezoelectric transducer mechanisms and may be positioned directly along the dentition or along an oral appliance housing in various configurations.
PCT/US2007/069892 2006-05-30 2007-05-29 Actuator systems for oral-based appliances WO2007140373A2 (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP07797846A EP2030477B1 (en) 2006-05-30 2007-05-29 Actuator systems for oral-based appliances
JP2009513420A JP4594440B2 (en) 2006-05-30 2007-05-29 Actuator system for oral base device
DK07797846.8T DK2030477T3 (en) 2006-05-30 2007-05-29 Actuator system for oral devices
PL07797846T PL2030477T3 (en) 2006-05-30 2007-05-29 Actuator systems for oral-based appliances
AT07797846T ATE524024T1 (en) 2006-05-30 2007-05-29 ACTUATOR SYSTEMS FOR ORAL APPLICATIONS

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US80924406P 2006-05-30 2006-05-30
US60/809,244 2006-05-30
US82022306P 2006-07-24 2006-07-24
US60/820,223 2006-07-24
US11/741,648 US7724911B2 (en) 2006-05-30 2007-04-27 Actuator systems for oral-based appliances
US11/741,648 2007-04-27

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WO2007140373A3 true WO2007140373A3 (en) 2008-11-27

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US7876906B2 (en) 2006-05-30 2011-01-25 Sonitus Medical, Inc. Methods and apparatus for processing audio signals
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US7682303B2 (en) * 2007-10-02 2010-03-23 Sonitus Medical, Inc. Methods and apparatus for transmitting vibrations
US8150075B2 (en) * 2008-03-04 2012-04-03 Sonitus Medical, Inc. Dental bone conduction hearing appliance
EP2484125B1 (en) 2009-10-02 2015-03-11 Sonitus Medical, Inc. Intraoral appliance for sound transmission via bone conduction
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US3325743A (en) * 1965-12-23 1967-06-13 Zenith Radio Corp Bimorph flexural acoustic amplifier
US5447489A (en) * 1989-08-17 1995-09-05 Issalene; Robert Bone conduction hearing aid device
US6885753B2 (en) * 2000-01-27 2005-04-26 New Transducers Limited Communication device using bone conduction
WO2007052251A2 (en) * 2005-10-31 2007-05-10 Audiodent Israel Ltd. Miniature bio-compatible piezoelectric transducer apparatus

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