Method for modifying larynx position by trans-positioning muscle and electrode stimulation
US9108054B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 29, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/3601
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of modifying larynx position in a human subject includes cutting one end of digastric muscle, attaching the cut end of the digastric muscle to thyroid cartilage thereby trans-positioning the digastric muscle, providing a stimulation electrode configured to stimulate the trans-positioned digastric muscle, generating at least one stimulation parameter for the stimulation electrode using a processor, and stimulating the trans-positioned digastric muscle with the stimulation electrode using the stimulation parameter in order to modify the larynx position.
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