Pacemaker for unilateral vocal cord autoparalysis
US9345885B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 4, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/36175
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for treating a human subject having unilateral vocal cord paralysis includes providing a stimulating electrode configured to directly contact a recurrent laryngeal nerve or vagus nerve of the subjects, sensing electrical activity of a synkinetically reinnervated dysfunctional muscle of the subject, generating at least one stimulation parameter, using a processor, based on the sensed electrical activity, and stimulating the recurrent laryngeal nerve or vagus nerve, using the stimulating electrode, based on the at least one stimulation parameter. A system is also provided.
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