Pacemaker for Unilateral Vocal Cord Autoparalysis
AssigneeMED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH
InventorWerner Lindenthaler
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Abstract
A method for treating a human subject having unilateral vocal cord paralysis includes sensing electrical activity of a dysfunctional muscle of the subject, generating at least one stimulation parameter, using a processor, based on the sensed electrical activity, and stimulating the dysfunctional muscle, using a stimulating electrode, based on the at least one stimulation parameter. A stimulation system is also provided.
Claims18
A method of treating a human subject having unilateral vocal cord paralysis, the method comprising:
- sensing electrical activity of a dysfunctional muscle of the subject;
- generating at least one stimulation parameter, using a processor, based on the sensed electrical activity;
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- stimulating the dysfunctional muscle, using a stimulating electrode, based on the at least one stimulation parameter.
A stimulation system for a human subject having unilateral vocal cord paralysis, the system comprising:
- a sensing electrode configured to sense electrical activity of a dysfunctional muscle of the subject;
- a processor configured to receive the sensed electrical activity of the dysfunctional muscle and configured to generate at least one stimulation parameter based on the sensed electrical activity;
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- a stimulating electrode configured to stimulate the dysfunctional muscle of the subject based on the at least one stimulation parameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.