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

Claim 17:
18. A method of dental monitoring, the method comprising:
inserting an intra-oral insert into 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;
sensing a parameter of the subject using a sensor connected to the intra-oral insert:
communicating the sensed parameter to a controller having a non-volatile memory;
communicating the sensed parameter from the controller to a near-field communication transponder coil received in the intra-oral insert;
communicating the sensed parameter wirelessly from the transponder coil to a near-field communication transceiver coil using near-field communication, wherein the near-field communication communicates power from the transceiver coil to the transponder coil, wherein the power is harvested by the transponder coil that is energized by the transceiver coil; and
communicating from the transceiver coil to the transponder coil commands that change the transponder's coil operation.