# US 12,599,759 B2 · Non-implantable training method for training genioglossus muscle strength

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- Number: US 12,599,759 B2
- Document ID: US12599759B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/457,042
- Filed: 2023-08-28
- Published: 2025-03-06
- Granted: 2026-04-14
- Earliest claimed: 2023-08-28
- Assignees: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
- Applicants: Metal Industries Research & Development Centre
- Inventors: Bol-Wei Huang; Yu-Sheng Lin; Tung-Lin Tsai; Chun-Chieh Tseng
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12599759B2

## CPC

- A61N 1/0452: {Specially adapted for transcutaneous muscle stimulation [TMS]}
- A61N 1/0456: {Specially adapted for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation [TENS]}
- A61N 1/0484: {Garment electrodes worn by the patient}
- A61N 1/0492: {Patch electrodes (A61N1/0412, A61N1/0428 take precedence)}
- A61N 1/0496: {characterised by using specific chemical compositions, e.g. hydrogel compositions, adhesives}
- A61N 1/36003: {of motor muscles, e.g. for walking assistance}
- A61N 1/36031: {using physiological parameters for adjustment}
- A61N 1/36034: {specified by the stimulation parameters}
- A61N: ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY (measurement of bioelectric currents A61B; surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body A61B18/00; anaesthetic apparatus in general A61M; incandescent lamps H01K; infrared radiators for heating H05B)

## Abstract

An in vitro training method for training genioglossus muscle strength includes adhering an electrode patch of an in vitro training device to a bottom of a chin of a user during a non-sleep period. The electrode patch receives an electrical stimulation signal from an electrical stimulation module of the in vitro training device to stimulate the genioglossus muscle of the user through transdermal electrical stimulation. The electrode patch includes a body surface adhering face and an assembling face opposite to the body surface adhering face. The body surface adhering face is adhered to the bottom of the chin of the user to align with the genioglossus muscle. The electrical stimulation module is disposed on the assembling face and in electrical connection with the electrode patch. The electrical stimulation module sends an electrical stimulation signal to stimulate the genioglossus muscle through transdermal electrical stimulation.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A non-implantable training method for training genioglossus muscle strength, comprising:
adhering an electrode patch of a non-implantable training device to a bottom of a chin of a user during a non-sleep period, with the electrode patch receiving an electrical stimulation signal from an electrical stimulation module to stimulate a genioglossus muscle of the user through transdermal electrical stimulation,
wherein the electrical stimulation signal has a voltage of 1-100 V, an electric current of 1-30 mA, a pulse width of 1-500 ms, and a frequency of 1-80 Hz;
wherein the non-implantable training method is carried out plural times daily, with an interval between successive training times being at least one hour.