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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2022
Filed:
May. 03, 2020
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Xii Medical, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Francis A. Papay, Westlake, OH (US);
Kelly B. Emerton, Bay Village, OH (US);
Charles P. Steiner, Pepper Pike, OH (US);
Anthony V. Caparso, North Ridgeville, OH (US);
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH (US);
XII Medical, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
An intra-oral appliance to power and/or communicate with a neurostimulator is provided. The intra-oral appliance can include a teeth covering configured to fit over mandibular incisor, canine and/or premolar teeth of a human being and a remote controller in the form of a housing extending posteriorly from and operably connected to the teeth covering. The housing can include a power source, a coupling coil configured to transmit power to the neurostimulator and configured to receive power from an external charger, and electrical circuitry operably connected to the coupling coil and the power source.