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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2016
Applicant:
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (US);
Inventor:
Dustin J. Tyler, Highland Heights, OH (US);
Assignee:
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, Cleveland, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/3601 (2013.01); A61N 1/0551 (2013.01); A61N 1/0519 (2013.01); A61N 1/0548 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hybrid method is provided for modulating upper airway function in a subject. The method includes applying first and second therapy signals to the subject to modulate at least one extrinsic laryngeal muscle and at least one intrinsic laryngeal muscle to synergistically control laryngeal motion and vocal fold movement, respectively.