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

Claim 0:
1. 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;
one or more sensors connected to the intra-oral insert and in electrical communication with a controller having a non-volatile memory;
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;
wherein the selective wireless communication between the transponder coil and the transceiver coil is provided by near-field communication,
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.