Pacifier system for stimulating and entraining the human orofacial system

A system for mechanically entraining an orofacial system of a subject, the system comprising:

• a baglet, adapted for sucking on by the subject;
• a baglet pressure sensor, adapted to sense a baglet pressure signal;
• a processor, adapted to receive the baglet pressure signal, and adapted to provide an entrainment signal;
• and
• an entrainment device, adapted to receive the entrainment signal, and adapted to provide a stimulus to the baglet,
• wherein the entrainment signal is based, at least in part, on the baglet pressure signal.

A system for entraining an orofacial system of a subject, the system comprising:

• a baglet, adapted for sucking on by the subject;
• a memory, adapted to store a predetermined suck regimen;
• a processor, adapted to receive the predetermined suck regimen, and adapted to provide an entrainment signal;
• and
• an entrainment device, adapted to receive the entrainment signal, and adapted to provide a stimulus to the baglet,
• wherein the entrainment signal is based, at least in part, on the predetermined suck regimen.

A system for entraining an orofacial system of a subject, the system comprising:

• a baglet, adapted for sucking on by the subject;
• a baglet pressure sensor, adapted to sense a baglet pressure signal;
• a memory, adapted to store a predetermined suck regimen;
• a processor, adapted to receive the baglet pressure signal and the predetermined suck regimen, and adapted to provide an entrainment signal;
• a motor, adapted to receive the entrainment signal;
• and
• an actuator, coupled to the motor to generate a stimulus,
• wherein the baglet is coupled to the actuator to receive the stimulus,
• wherein the entrainment signal is based, at least in part, on one or both of:
• the baglet pressure signal and the predetermined suck regimen, and
• wherein the predetermined suck regimen is based, at least in part, on an assessment of the subject.

A method comprising:

• generating an entrainment signal based, at least in part, on a predetermined suck regimen of a subject;
• providing a mechanical stimulus to a baglet based on the entrainment signal;
• and
• sensing a baglet pressure signal,
• wherein the predetermined suck regimen is based, at least in part, on an assessment of the subject.

A method comprising:

• coupling a baglet pressure sensor to a processor;
• and
• coupling an entrainment device to the processor,
• wherein the baglet pressure sensor is adapted to sense a baglet pressure signal and communicate the baglet pressure signal to the processor,
• wherein the processor is adapted to receive the baglet pressure signal and provide an entrainment signal based, at least in part, on the baglet pressure signal, and
• wherein the entrainment device is adapted to receive the entrainment signal from the processor and transpose the entrainment signal into a stimulus applicable to a baglet.