公开(公告)号：US10925801B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-23

申请号：US15803730

申请日：2017-11-03

Applicant: SOMMETRICS, INC. ,  TTP PLC.

Inventor： Jerome K. Aarestad ,  Stephen Maine ,  Thomas John Harrison

IPC: A61H9/00

Abstract: The present invention provides a device with a pressure control system and methods for controlling the application of negative pressure to an external surface of an individual for creating and/or maintaining patency of the upper airway passage. The device is configured to fit under the chin of a subject at an external location corresponding approximately with the subject's internal soft tissue associated with the neck's anterior triangle. The pressure control system contains control module elements that may include circuit board elements, digital output barometer elements, sensor elements, processing elements and memory elements to optimize device function and safety of the device through regulation of the flow rate of the air pump.