Method for facilitating interface with laryngeal structures
US8788036B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 13, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/3611
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A minimally invasive method of introducing an electrode to electrically stimulate one or both vocal cords of a subject includes inserting a hollow needle from outside of the subject's body into a postcricoidal region lateral to a posterior cricoarytenoid muscle and forming an insertion path downwardly towards a cricothyroid joint of the subject. The method also includes introducing the electrode via the hollow needle and positioning the electrode relative to at least one vocal cord muscle of the subject based on the insertion path.
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