Title:
ELECTRONIC CONTINUOUS OR PERIODIC AIRWAY THERAPY (ECAT) FOR SLEEP-BREATHING DISORDERS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/090852
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The intra-oral electronic therapy device includes a substrate to be positioned in a patient's mouth, a rechargeable battery carried by the substrate, and at least one hamular notch tissue contact electrode extending outwardly from the substrate to contact at least one hamular notch in the patient's mouth. A controller is carried by the substrate and cooperates with the rechargeable battery and the hamular notch tissue contact electrode to provide a predetermined electrical stimulation pattern to a hamular notch in the patient's mouth. A programming interface is carried by the substrate and coupled to the controller to permit programming of the predetermined stimulation pattern therein.
Inventors:
LINDQUIST SHERRILL F (US)
ZURASKY JOHN E (US)
ZURASKY JACOB D (US)
ZURASKY JOHN E (US)
ZURASKY JACOB D (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2010/021575
Publication Date:
October 14, 2010
Filing Date:
January 21, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ZURLIN TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS L (US)
LINDQUIST SHERRILL F (US)
ZURASKY JOHN E (US)
ZURASKY JACOB D (US)
LINDQUIST SHERRILL F (US)
ZURASKY JOHN E (US)
ZURASKY JACOB D (US)
International Classes:
A61N1/05
Domestic Patent References:
| WO1997018854A1 | 1997-05-29 | |||
| WO2005002467A2 | 2005-01-13 | |||
| WO2006008741A1 | 2006-01-26 |
Foreign References:
| US5284161A | 1994-02-08 | |||
| US20090082839A1 | 2009-03-26 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
REGAN, Christopher, F. et al. (Suite 1401Orlando, Florida, US)
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