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US 2019/0336758 A1Published application
Prevention of reflux induced laryngospasm
AssigneePurdue Research Foundation
InventorsPedro Irazoqui, Ryan Benjamin Budde, Daniel Pederson
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Abstract
Systems and techniques can prevent reflux induced laryngospasm and the pathologies resulting therefrom, including (but not limited to) sudden death in epilepsy (SUDEP) and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
Claims28
A method of preventing sudden death, the method comprising:
- detecting at least one of a reflux or a laryngospasm;
- and
- transmitting an alert to a device in response to detecting at least one of the reflux or the laryngospasm.
A method of preventing sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), the method comprising:
- detecting movement of the infant while sleeping via an accelerometer;
- and
- transmitting an alert to a device in response to detecting movement.
A method of preventing sudden death, the method comprising:
- detecting at least one of an reflux or a laryngospasm;
- and
- providing electrical stimulation to a laryngeal nerve in response to detecting at least one of the reflux or the laryngospasm.
A method for preventing sudden unexplained death from epilepsy (SUDEP), the method comprising:
- detecting a seizure;
- and
- providing electrical stimulation to electrically block a nerve, wherein the electrical stimulation is configured to prevent a stomach from filing with acid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.