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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2019
Applicant:
Georgia Speech and Swallowing, Llc, Dunwoody, GA (US);
Inventors:
Meryl L. Kaufman, Dunwoody, GA (US);
J. Noah McNeely, Grayson, GA (US);
Donald A. Muntner, Hoschton, GA (US);
Assignee:
Georgia Speech and Swallowing, LLC, Dunwoody, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/20 (2013.01); A61F 2002/206 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0033 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0069 (2013.01);
Abstract
A speech assistance device includes: an adaptor defining a first end and a second end, a first end of the adaptor configured to cover and seal directly or indirectly against a tracheal stoma defined in a neck of a user, the adaptor comprising a compressible material; a reed module connected to the adaptor, the reed module including a reed configured to produce sound using air expelled by the user from the stoma; and a tube coupled to the reed module, the tube configured to be inserted into a mouth of the user.