Title:
内耳前庭の刺激装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4353642
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
An apparatus and method in which the portions of the labyrinth associated with the labyrinthine sense and/or the nerves associated therewith are stimulated to perform at least one of the following functions: augment or control a patient's respiratory function, open the patient's airway, induce sleep, and/or counteract vertigo. In one embodiment, the vestibular stimulating system of the present invention includes 1) a stimulation element that performs the actual stimulation of the tissue, 2) a sensor to detect a physiological condition of the patient, and 3) a power/control unit that receives the signals provided by the sensor and causes stimulation energy to be provided to the stimulation element at an appropriate timing, level, pattern, and/or frequency to achieve the desired function. However, the present invention also contemplates eliminating the sensor in favor of applying a predetermined pattern of stimulation to the patient.
Inventors:
Rattner Stephanie
Mecklenburg Douglas M
Mecklenburg Douglas M
Application Number:
JP2000615096A
Publication Date:
October 28, 2009
Filing Date:
May 04, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Respironics Incorporated
International Classes:
A61N1/36; A61H39/00; A61N1/00; A61N1/05
Domestic Patent References:
| JP3051121U | ||||
| JP8229141A |
Foreign References:
| US4667676 | ||||
| WO1997046277A1 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Keiichi Shimizu