System and method for delivering a therapy and sensing a biological activity in the mouth
OwnerChristopher Hermanson, Amit Rajguruinventors
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Abstract
Methods, devices, and systems are disclosed for controlled delivery of a therapy, such as a stimulant, to a mouth of a subject via an oral device positioned in a secured configuration in the mouth. At least one of a tongue position stimulator (TST) and tongue position sensor (TSE) is provided, according to certain aspects. According to another aspect, a stimulus is delivered to the mouth and/or tongue via a mouthpiece secured to the subject's teeth. In another regard, a stimulus is delivered that generates a natural response to eliminate or reduce sleep disorders, such as for example at least one of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea.
Claims22
A tongue position stimulator (TST) method for delivering a stimulant to stimulate anterior repositioning of a tongue in a mouth of a subject in order to treat sleep disorder breathing, comprising:
- securing a dental retainer tray in a secured configuration onto a set of teeth comprising front incisors within the mouth and with a delivery port positioned at a delivery port location at or adjacent to the front incisors;
- fluidly coupling a reservoir, located at an exterior position outside of the mouth and containing a source of the stimulant in a non-gas liquid preparation, to the delivery port via a delivery assembly;
- delivering only the non-gas liquid preparation of stimulant from the reservoir in a locally isolated manner in its non-gas liquid form to only an anterior location within an anterior oral cavity at or adjacent to the front incisors within the mouth via the delivery assembly and through the delivery port with the dental retainer tray in the secured configuration;
- wherein the delivering is performed by using a pump for actively controlling a delivery profile for pumping the non-gas liquid preparation of stimulant via the delivery assembly into the mouth at only the anterior location via the delivery port;
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- stimulating the anterior repositioning of the tongue freely toward the delivery port and to the anterior location via the locally isolated delivery of stimulant so as to thereby treat the sleep disorder breathing.
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