Methods and apparatus for transmitting vibrations
    2.
    发明授权
    Methods and apparatus for transmitting vibrations 有权
    传递振动的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08254611B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-08-28

    申请号:US12333259

    申请日:2008-12-11

    IPC分类号: H04R25/00

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for transmitting vibrations via an electronic and/or transducer assembly through a tooth or teeth are disclosed herein. The assembly may be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance to form a hearing aid assembly. Such an oral appliance may be a custom-made device. The electronic and transducer assembly may receive incoming sounds either directly or through a receiver to process and amplify the signals and transmit the processed sounds via a vibrating transducer element coupled to a tooth or other bone structure, such as the maxillary, mandibular, or palatine bone structure.

    摘要翻译: 本文公开了通过电子和/或换能器组件通过齿或齿传递振动的方法和装置。 组件可以附接,粘附或以其它方式嵌入到可移除的口腔器具中或之上,以形成助听器组件。 这种口腔器具可以是定制的装置。 电子和换能器组件可以直接或通过接收器接收输入声音,以处理和放大信号,并经由耦合到牙齿或其它骨结构(例如上颌骨,下颌骨或腭骨)的振动换能器元件传送经处理的声音 结构体。

    Methods and apparatus for transmitting vibrations
    3.
    发明授权
    Methods and apparatus for transmitting vibrations 有权
    传递振动的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07844064B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-11-30

    申请号:US11754823

    申请日:2007-05-29

    IPC分类号: H04R25/00

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for transmitting vibrations via an electronic and/or transducer assembly through a tooth or teeth are disclosed herein. The assembly may be attached, adhered, or otherwise embedded into or upon a removable oral appliance to form a hearing aid assembly. Such an oral appliance may be a custom-made device. The electronic and transducer assembly may receive incoming sounds either directly or through a receiver to process and amplify the signals and transmit the processed sounds via a vibrating transducer element coupled to a tooth or other bone structure, such as the maxillary, mandibular, or palatine bone structure.

    摘要翻译: 本文公开了通过电子和/或换能器组件通过齿或齿传递振动的方法和装置。 组件可以附接,粘附或以其它方式嵌入到可移除的口腔器具中或之上,以形成助听器组件。 这种口腔器具可以是定制的装置。 电子和换能器组件可以直接或通过接收器接收输入声音,以处理和放大信号,并经由耦合到牙齿或其它骨结构(例如上颌骨,下颌骨或腭骨)的振动换能器元件传送经处理的声音 结构体。

    Polar attachment devices and method for a dental appliance
    5.
    发明授权
    Polar attachment devices and method for a dental appliance 有权
    用于牙科器具的极性附接装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07771195B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-08-10

    申请号:US10863991

    申请日:2004-06-09

    IPC分类号: A61C3/00

    摘要: Systems and methods are disclosed for producing a digital model by providing a digital model of a tooth; providing a digital model of at least one attachment device having two or more portions, the digital model of the attachment device having the two or more portions extending through two or more surfaces of the tooth; and positioning the digital model of the attachment device on the digital model of the tooth to produce a combined computerized model.

    摘要翻译: 公开了通过提供牙齿的数字模型来产生数字模型的系统和方法; 提供具有两个或多个部分的至少一个附接装置的数字模型,所述附接装置的数字模型具有延伸穿过所述牙齿的两个或多个表面的两个或多个部分; 并将连接装置的数字模型定位在牙齿的数字模型上,以产生组合的计算机化模型。

    System and method for releasing tooth positioning appliances
    6.
    发明授权
    System and method for releasing tooth positioning appliances 有权
    用于释放牙齿定位器具的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US06705861B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-03-16

    申请号:US10262516

    申请日:2002-09-30

    IPC分类号: A61D500

    摘要: An improved dental appliance system, and methods for using and fabricating the improved appliance, including a polymeric overlay or shell having a teeth-receiving cavity formed therein. The dental appliance having the necessary stiffness or strength to firmly secure the appliance on the teeth and provide controlled forces required for repositioning the teeth, until such time as removal of the appliance is desired. The appliance may be configured for use with a removal mechanism. The removal mechanism provides for selective release of the appliance from the teeth as the removal mechanism undergoes a state change stimulated by an environmental stimulus or environmental switch.

    摘要翻译: 一种改进的牙科器具系统,以及使用和制造改进的器具的方法,包括在其中形成有齿接收腔的聚合物覆盖层或外壳。 牙科器具具有必要的刚度或强度,以将器具牢固地固定在牙齿上,并提供重新定位牙齿所需的受控力,直到需要去除器具。 设备可以被配置为与去除机构一起使用。 去除机构提供了从牙齿中选择性地释放器具,因为移除机构经历由环境刺激或环境开关刺激的状态变化。

    Methods and systems for concurrent tooth repositioning and substance delivery

    公开(公告)号:US06607382B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-08-19

    申请号:US09666783

    申请日:2000-09-21

    申请人: Eric Kuo Loc X. Phan

    发明人: Eric Kuo Loc X. Phan

    IPC分类号: A61C300

    CPC分类号: A61C7/08 A61C19/063

    摘要: The present invention provides devices, systems and methods for orthodontic treatment using elastic repositioning appliances while concurrently providing dental and periodontal therapies. Such therapies are traditionally provided with the use of a variety of accessories and devices which are applied when the repositioning appliance is removed from the patient's mouth. The present invention eliminates the need for such removal and additional devices by incorporating these therapies into the repositioning appliance.

    System and method for releasing tooth positioning appliances

    公开(公告)号:US06390812B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-05-21

    申请号:US09757385

    申请日:2001-01-08

    IPC分类号: A61C308

    摘要: An improved dental appliance system, and methods for using and fabricating the improved appliance, including a polymeric overlay or shell having a teeth-receiving cavity formed therein. The dental appliance having the necessary stiffness or strength to firmly secure the appliance on the teeth and provide controlled forces required for repositioning the teeth, until such time as removal of the appliance is desired. The appliance may be configured for use with a removal mechanism. The removal mechanism provides for selective release of the appliance from the teeth as the removal mechanism undergoes a state change stimulated by an environmental stimulus or environmental switch.

    System and method for releasing tooth positioning appliances
    9.
    发明授权
    System and method for releasing tooth positioning appliances 有权
    用于释放牙齿定位器具的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US06183248B2

    公开(公告)日:2001-02-06

    申请号:US09250962

    申请日:1999-02-16

    IPC分类号: A61C300

    摘要: An improved dental appliance system, and methods for using and fabricating the improved appliance, including a polymeric overlay or shell having a teeth-receiving cavity formed therein. The dental appliance having the necessary stiffness or strength to firmly secure the appliance on the teeth and provide controlled forces required for repositioning the teeth, until such time as removal of the appliance is desired. The appliance may be configured for use with a removal mechanism. The removal mechanism provides for selective release of the appliance from the teeth as the removal mechanism undergoes a state change stimulated by an environmental stimulus or environmental switch.

    摘要翻译: 一种改进的牙科器具系统,以及使用和制造改进的器具的方法,包括在其中形成有齿接收腔的聚合物覆盖层或外壳。 牙科器具具有必要的刚度或强度,以将器具牢固地固定在牙齿上,并提供重新定位牙齿所需的受控力,直到需要去除器具。 设备可以被配置为与去除机构一起使用。 去除机构提供了从牙齿中选择性地释放器具,因为移除机构经历由环境刺激或环境开关刺激的状态变化。

    Systems for manufacturing oral-based hearing aid appliances
    10.
    发明授权
    Systems for manufacturing oral-based hearing aid appliances 有权
    用于制造口腔助听器器具的系统

    公开(公告)号:US08291912B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-10-23

    申请号:US11841477

    申请日:2007-08-20

    IPC分类号: A61B19/00

    摘要: Systems for manufacturing oral-based hearing aid appliances utilizing various manufacturing methods and apparatus are described herein. The oral appliance may have an electronic and/or transducer assembly for receiving incoming sounds and transmitting processed sounds via a vibrating transducer element coupled to a tooth or teeth. The oral appliance may be formed or fabricated via three-dimensional digital scanning systems or via impression molding to create a housing for the electronics and/or transducer assembly as well as to securely conform the appliance to the user's dentition.

    摘要翻译: 本文描述了利用各种制造方法和装置制造口用助听器具的系统。 口腔器具可以具有用于接收输入声音的电子和/或换能器组件,并且经由耦合到牙齿的振动换能器元件发送经处理的声音。 口腔器具可以通过三维数字扫描系统或通过印模模制来形成或制造,以形成用于电子器件和/或换能器组件的壳体,以及将器具牢固地符合使用者的齿列。