Acoustic monitoring of oral care devices

A device is disclosed for acoustically determining one or more characteristics of a powered oral care (POC) implement. The device comprises a transducer and a processor, wherein: the transducer receives sound generated by the POC implement and converts the sound into a signal representative of the s...

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Main Authors DECASTRO, JOSE TADEO VERGARA, DICARMELLO, ROBERT JOSEPH, WENZEL, ELIZABETH JANE, FARRELL, MARK EDWARD
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 19.03.2015
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APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
BRUSHES
BRUSHWARE
DENTISTRY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
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Summary:A device is disclosed for acoustically determining one or more characteristics of a powered oral care (POC) implement. The device comprises a transducer and a processor, wherein: the transducer receives sound generated by the POC implement and converts the sound into a signal representative of the sound; the transducer is in electrical communication with the processor and transmits the signal representative of the sound to the processor; and the processor determines one or more characteristics of the POC implement based on the signal representative of the sound.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20110258648