Neural monitoring methods and systems for treating pharyngeal disorders

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10463266
APP PUB NO 20170347904A1
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15623712

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Methods and systems for monitoring, preventing and/or treating upper airway disorders such as apnea, dysphagia, reflux and/or snoring are described. The methods and systems monitor the upper airway disorders by processing one or more neural signals obtained from one or more upper airway afferents. Upper airway disorders are prevented and/or treated by delivering one or more stimulations to one or more reflex-related afferents, efferents, muscles, and sensory receptors to manipulate the threshold and/or trigger an upper airway reflex including, but not limited to a swallow reflex and/or a negative-pressure reflex.

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  • MED-EL ELEKTROMEDIZINISCHE GERAETE GMBH

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Wilson, Willard Eden Prairie, US 6 289

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