Oral muscle training
AssigneeSignifier Medical Technologies Limited
InventorAnshul Sama
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Abstract
A device (100) for training oral muscle tone, the device (100) includes a mouthpiece (103) having a first and second arm (131) diverging away from one another and each carrying at least one electrode means (132a, 132b, 133a, 133b), at least one of the at least one electrode means protruding proud of adjacent portions of the arms (131), electrical circuitry operatively connected to the electrode means (132a, 132b, 133a, 133b), at least one of the at least one electrode means comprising an electrically conductive polymeric or plastics material.
Claims14
A retainer-less device for training oral muscle tone, the device comprising:
- a mouthpiece having a first and second arm extending from a base and diverging away from one another and each carrying at least one electrode on a flange extending from each arm, electrical circuitry operatively connected to said at least one electrode, said at least one electrode configured to direct electrical stimulation to one or more oral muscles, wherein the base is bent and configured to extend over a user's bottom lip, and a connector at a terminal portion of the base that is bent over the user's bottom lip, said connector configured to couple with a control unit, and an encapsulated circuit board assembly within the portion of the base that extends over the user's bottom lip configured to communicate with the control unit to apply an actuation profile to increase oral muscle tone.
A device for training oral muscle tone, the device comprising:
- a retainer-less mouthpiece having joined first and second arms extending from a base and diverging away from one another, each of said first and second arms having a longitudinal axis and having a flange extending as a continuation of the longitudinal axis from a free end of the arm, each flange carrying an at least one electrode, said at least one electrode protruding proud of adjacent portions of the flange, electrical circuitry operatively connected to the electrode, wherein the at least one electrode is configured to electrically stimulate one or more oral muscles of a user, further wherein the base is bent and configured to extend over a user's bottom lip, and a connector at a terminal portion of the base that is bent over the user's bottom lip, the connector configured to couple with a control unit, and an encapsulated circuit board assembly within the portion of the base that extends over the user's bottom lip configured to communicate with the control unit to apply an actuation profile to increase oral muscle tone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.