Method and apparatus for assisting deglutition

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A61N 1/36 (2006.01) A61N 1/05 (2006.01)

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CA 2672660

Artificially stimulated deglutition methods and systems including providing a portable system born by a user for controlling a component of a complete swallowing act without substantial aspiration. The system includes a controller, a signal generator, and a subcutaneously positioned electrode array with at least one electrode. The electrode array is subcutaneously positioned and is operated to stimulate a single deglutition muscle where the single deglutition muscle is the only deglutition muscle directly artificially stimulated via the electrode array during the complete swallowing act. Systems and methods of nerve stimulation and selective nerve stimulation are also provided to artificially stimulate deglutition.

La présente invention concerne des procédés et des systèmes de déglutition à stimulation artificielle consistant à proposer un système portable porté par un utilisateur pour commander un composant d'une action de déglutition complète sans aspiration substantielle. Le système comprend un contrôleur, un générateur de signal, et un ensemble d'électrodes positionnées en sous-cutané présentant au moins une électrode. L'ensemble d'électrodes est positionné en sous-cutané et est activé pour stimuler un muscle de déglutition unique, l'unique muscle de déglutition étant le seul muscle de déglutition directement stimulé de manière artificielle par le biais de l'ensemble d'électrodes lors de l'action de déglutition complète. Des systèmes et procédés de neurostimulation et de neurostimulation sélective sont également proposés pour stimuler de manière artificielle la déglutition.

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