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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2020
Applicant:
Phagenesis Limited, Manchester, GB;
Inventors:
Conor Mulrooney, Manchester, GB;
Veronika Matei-Rascu, Manchester, GB;
Assignee:
Phagenesis Limited, Manchester, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/03 (2006.01); A61J 15/00 (2006.01); A61L 29/04 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/10 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/0517 (2013.01); A61B 5/037 (2013.01); A61B 5/6852 (2013.01); A61J 15/0003 (2013.01); A61L 29/04 (2013.01); A61L 29/041 (2013.01); A61M 25/0009 (2013.01); A61M 25/0041 (2013.01); A61M 39/10 (2013.01); A61N 1/0519 (2013.01); A61N 1/36007 (2013.01); A61N 1/3601 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices and methods for assisting a patient with recovery from dysphagia are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the device comprises a catheter with sections whose curvatures correspond to curves between external nares of the patient and a nasal cavity and between the nasal cavity and a nasopharynx. The device may further include an electrode at a distal portion of the catheter and configured to deliver stimulation energy to nearby tissue.