03-11-2022 дата публикации
Номер: US20220346711A1
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A mouth guard senses impact forces and determines if the forces exceed an impact threshold. If so, the mouth guard notifies the user of the risk for injury by haptic feedback, vibratory feedback, and/or audible feedback. The mouth guard system may also remotely communicate the status of risk and the potential injury. The mouth guard uses a local memory device to store impact thresholds based on personal biometric information obtained from the user and compares the sensed forces relative to those threshold values. The mouth guard and its electrical components on the printed circuit board are custom manufactured for the user such that the mouth guard provides a comfortable and reliable fit, while ensuring exceptional performance. 120-. (canceled)21. A method for manufacturing a custom mouth guard that detects impact forces of a user , comprising:conforming a first layer of material to a model of the user's maxillary region, the model includes the user's replicated teeth;placing a flexible printed circuit board onto the first layer, the flexible printed circuit having a first end portion located adjacent to one molar region on the replicated teeth, a second end portion located adjacent to the other molar region on the replicated teeth, a middle portion adjacent to an incisor region on the replicated teeth, and at least one bridge portion adjacent to one of the first and second end portions, the first and second end portions having widths that are greater than the at least one bridge portion, the flexible printed circuit having a plurality of components including at least a processor, a memory device, a first sensor for determining linear acceleration, a second sensor for determining rotational acceleration, a battery, a wireless battery charging component, and a communication transmitter for transmitting an indication signal in response to an impact experienced by the user, the battery and the wireless battery charging component being mounted in the first or second end ...
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