- 专利标题: Neural Monitoring Methods and Systems for Treating Pharyngeal Disorders
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申请号: US15623712申请日: 2017-06-15
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公开(公告)号: US20170347904A1公开(公告)日: 2017-12-07
- 发明人: Willard Wilson
- 申请人: MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH
- 主分类号: A61B5/04
- IPC分类号: A61B5/04 ; A61B5/00 ; A61B7/00 ; A61H31/00 ; A61N1/36 ; A61B5/08 ; A61B5/0205 ; A61B5/085
摘要:
Methods and systems for monitoring, preventing and/or treating upper airway disorders such as apnea, dysphagia, reflux and/or snoring are described. The methods and systems monitor the upper airway disorders by processing one or more neural signals obtained from one or more upper airway afferents. Upper airway disorders are prevented and/or treated by delivering one or more stimulations to one or more reflex-related afferents, efferents, muscles, and sensory receptors to manipulate the threshold and/or trigger an upper airway reflex including, but not limited to a swallow reflex and/or a negative-pressure reflex.