CA2350209A1 - Intraoral electromuscular stimulation device and method - Google Patents

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CA2350209A1
CA2350209A1 CA002350209A CA2350209A CA2350209A1 CA 2350209 A1 CA2350209 A1 CA 2350209A1 CA 002350209 A CA002350209 A CA 002350209A CA 2350209 A CA2350209 A CA 2350209A CA 2350209 A1 CA2350209 A1 CA 2350209A1
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Stefanie Lattner
Eric W. Starr
Eugene N. Scarberry
Douglas Mechlenburg
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
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    • A61N1/04—Electrodes
    • A61N1/05—Electrodes for implantation or insertion into the body, e.g. heart electrode
    • A61N1/0526—Head electrodes
    • A61N1/0548—Oral electrodes
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/18—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes
    • A61N1/32—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents
    • A61N1/36—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation
    • A61N1/3601—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation of respiratory organs

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This invention is an intraoral electro-muscular stimulation device (30), and method to treat a breathing disorder. The stimulation device includes a first electrode (36), a first support member that maintains the first electrode in a sublingual location posterior to a frenulum proximate to one of a first molar, a second molar, and a third molar of a patient. A second electrode (38) is maintained in a sublingual position posterior relative to the first electrode by a second support member.
A further embodiment of the stimulation device includes a sensor (54) that detects a respiratory parameter of a patient, outputs a signal indicative thereof. A control unit (50) receives the signal from the sensor, distinguishes between inspiration, expiration, initiates an electrical stimulation at a stimulation time prior to onset of inspiration and continues stimulation through a portion of inspiration at a level sufficient to induce muscle contraction without pain.
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