Oral muscle training
AssigneeSignifier Medical Technologies Limited
InventorAnshul Sama
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Abstract
A trans mucosal neuromuscular electrical stimulation device including a mouthpiece, electrodes associated with the mouthpiece. The device and/or mouthpiece incorporates electrical circuitry operatively connecting to the electrodes to a power source and is configured to provide, in use, electrical stimulation to one or more palate and/or tongue muscles via the electrodes through the oral mucosa. The treatment regime, including the location of stimulation and the parameters used, is designed to increase resting muscle tone and/or muscle tone during sleep.
Claims18
A system for reducing or preventing snoring or sleep-disordered breathing in a subject, the system comprising:
- a mouthpiece configured to be positioned within an oral cavity of the subject while the subject is awake;
- a plurality of electrodes disposed on the mouthpiece and configured to contact one or more oral surfaces selected from the group consisting of a dorsal tongue surface, a sublingual tongue surface, and a palate surface, wherein the electrodes are disposed on opposing surfaces of the mouthpiece to simultaneously stimulate both dorsal and sublingual tongue surfaces;
- electrical circuitry operatively connected to the electrodes and configured to deliver a biphasic electric impulse current through an oral mucosa to stimulate one or more oral muscles;
- a control unit configured to adjust one or more stimulation parameters selected from the group consisting of frequency, pulse duration, current amplitude, and treatment duration;
- wherein the system is configured to increase resting muscle tone and/or muscle tone during sleep in the one or more oral muscles.
A method for reducing or preventing snoring or sleep-disordered breathing in a subject, the method comprising:
- positioning a mouthpiece within an oral cavity of the subject while the subject is awake, the mouthpiece comprising one or more electrodes;
- applying a biphasic electric impulse current via the electrodes to one or more oral muscles selected from the group consisting of tongue muscles and palate muscles, through an oral mucosa;
- wherein the biphasic electric impulse current is applied simultaneously to both dorsal and sublingual surfaces of a tongue, further
- wherein the biphasic electric impulse current is configured to increase resting muscle tone and/or muscle tone during sleep in the one or more oral muscles.
A system for reducing or preventing snoring or sleep-disordered breathing in a subject, the system comprising:
- a mouthpiece configured to be positioned within an oral cavity of the subject while the subject is awake;
- a plurality of electrodes disposed on the mouthpiece and configured to contact one or more oral surfaces selected from the group consisting of a dorsal tongue surface, a sublingual tongue surface, and a palate surface;
- electrical circuitry operatively connected to the electrodes and configured to deliver a biphasic electric impulse current through an oral mucosa to stimulate one or more oral muscles;
- a control unit configured to adjust one or more stimulation parameters selected from the group consisting of frequency, pulse duration, current amplitude, and treatment duration;
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- a wireless communication module configured to transmit and receive data between the control unit and a mobile application on a user device, wherein the wireless communication module comprises Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Wi-Fi, or NFC, further wherein the system is configured to increase resting muscle tone and/or muscle tone during sleep in the one or more oral muscles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.