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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2017
Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya-shi, Hyogo, JP;
Careido Co., Ltd., Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
J Craft Co., Ltd., Izumi-shi, Osaka, JP;
Eusense Medical Co., Ltd., Nishinomiya-shi, Hyogo, JP;
HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, Hyogo, JP;
J CRAFT CO., LTD., Osaka, JP;
EUSENSE MEDICAL CO., LTD., Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
A dysphagia treatment device includes: a current application unit configured to be attached to a target portion of a treated person in order to percutaneously apply current to a biological tissue of the neck including superior laryngeal nerve of the treated person; a control unit configured to control the current application unit such that percutaneous stimulation caused by an interference wave or a pseudo interference wave is applied to the biological tissue of the neck including the superior laryngeal nerve; an operation unit configured to adjust the current to be applied by the current application unit, to a sensory threshold at which the treated person becomes aware of the percutaneous stimulation; and a display unit configured to display index information based on the sensory threshold.