Patent ID: 7724911
Filing Date: 2010-05-25
Classification: A61C,B33Y,H04R

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for conducting vibrations via at least one tooth, comprising: a housing that is configured to engage the at least one tooth without requiring anatomical modification of the at least one tooth or bonding to the at least one tooth; a transducer disposed within or upon the housing and configured to transmit vibrations to a surface of the at least one tooth; and a mass element coupled to the transducer and movable relative to the housing whereby movement of the mass element generates a force transmittable through the surface of the at least one tooth, wherein the transducer comprises a flexible cap disposed along a first surface of the transducer such that the mass element is coupled to the transducer via the flexible cap whereby vibration of the transducer induces the mass element to vibrate in a direction transverse to a direction of the vibration of the transducer.