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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2016
Applicants:
King's College London, London, GB;
Guy's and St. Thomas' Nhs Foundation Trust, London, GB;
Inventor:
Joerg Sebastien Steier, London, GB;
Assignees:
KING'S COLLEGE LONDON, London, GB;
GUY'S AND ST. THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST, London, GB;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/3601 (2013.01); A61N 1/0408 (2013.01); A61N 1/0476 (2013.01); A61N 1/36034 (2017.08);
Abstract
A portable, battery powered apparatus () generates an electrical signal between electrodes () to be applied to the skin of a patient for reduction or prevention of snoring or obstructive sleep apnoea. The signal comprises electrical stimulation at a frequency of 1-100 Hz and the signal comprises a stimulation free period of at least 0.5 seconds every 20 seconds, avoiding muscle fatigue when used for long periods, e.g. overnight.