Patent · US Active

Method and apparatus for assisting deglutition

US7734351B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15References

8Claims

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Assignee

Medtronic Xomed, Inc. · US

Inventors

Roy L. Testerman · New Hope, US
Jon P Davis · Malvern, US
Nathan A. Torgerson · Andover, US
Robyn Lee Jagler · Eagan, US
James Britton Hissong · Jacksonville, US
Christy Leslie Ludlow · Bethesda, US
Pamela Reed Kearney · Burke, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 15, 2006
Grant date	Jun 8, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 1, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61N1/36007
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Methods and systems for artificially stimulating user deglutition without substantial aspiration are provided. Methods and systems include artificially stimulating user deglutition according to various specialized programs, including passive user secretion maintenance programs, active feeding programs, proprioceptive feedback programs, and others.

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