Intra-oral appliances and systems
AssigneesThe Cleveland Clinic Foundation, XII Medical, Inc.
InventorsFrancis A. Papay, Kelly B. Emerton, Charles P. Steiner, Anthony V. Caparso
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Abstract
An intra-oral appliance to power and/or communicate with a neurostimulator is provided. The intra-oral appliance can include a teeth covering configured to fit over mandibular incisor, canine and/or premolar teeth of a human being and a remote controller in the form of a housing extending posteriorly from and operably connected to the teeth covering. The housing can include a power source, a coupling coil configured to transmit power to the neurostimulator and configured to receive power from an external charger, and electrical circuitry operably connected to the coupling coil and the power source.
Claims21
A neuromodulation system comprising:
- an injectable neurostimulator configured to be injected into a head of a patient and configured to deliver stimulation energy to at least one of a muscle or a nerve of the patient, the neurostimulator comprising a body, an electrode carried by the body, and an antenna carried by the body and electrically coupled to the electrode, wherein the body of the neurostimulator comprises:
- a first end portion having a domed shape,
- a second end portion,
- a longitudinal axis extending between the first and second end portions, and
- an intermediate portion extending between the first and second end portions, and
- a helical fixation structure having a portion extending away from the second end portion, and
- wherein the electrode is disposed along the intermediate portion of the body;
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- an intra-oral appliance comprising:
- a teeth covering configured to be positioned on one or more of the patient's teeth;
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- a coil configured to create a magnetic field for inductively coupling to the antenna of the neurostimulator to deliver power to the neurostimulator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.