Patent ID: 11963839
Assignee: A.T. STILL UNIVERSITY
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 16:
17. A dental monitoring system comprising:
an intra-oral insert configured to be received in a mouth of a subject, wherein the intra-oral insert does not include a battery, wherein the intra-oral insert does not include a charging circuit;
a plurality of sensors connected to the intra-oral insert and in electrical communication with a controller having a non-volatile memory, the plurality of sensors configured to monitor one or more parameters of pressure, force, shear force, acceleration, light, moisture, velocity, pH, and temperature;
a near-field communication transponder coil received in the intra-oral insert and in electrical communication with the controller; and
a near-field communication transceiver coil in selective wireless electrical communication with the transponder coil, the transceiver coil selectively powering the transponder coil, the selective wireless communication between the transponder coil and the transceiver coil is provided by near-field communication facilitating bi-directional data communication while simultaneously powering transponder circuitry through energy harvesting;
the controller being configured to communicate a command to the plurality of sensors to generate a data reading, the controller communicating the data reading to a smart device configured to process, analyze and store the data reading and display the data reading on a graphical user interface,
wherein the near-field communication communicates power from the transceiver coil to the transponder coil, and
wherein the power is harvested by the transponder coil that is energized by the transceiver coil.