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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2018
Breas Medical Ab, Mölnlycke, SE;
Institut National DE LA Sante ET DE LA Recherche Medicale (Inserm) (Epst), Paris, FR;
Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (Ucbl), Villeurbanne, FR;
Centre Leon-berard, Lyons, FR;
Didier Menguy, Saint-Georges-d'Espéranche, FR;
Jean-Yves Chapelon, Villeurbanne, FR;
Stefan Catheline, Lyons, FR;
Ali Zorgani, Villeurbanne, FR;
BREAS MEDICAL AB, Mölnlcke, SE;
INSERM (INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE), Paris, FR;
UNIVERSITE CLAUDE BERNARD LYIN 1 (UCBL), Villeurbanne, FR;
CENTRE LYON-BERARD, Lyons, FR;
Abstract
The present teachings relate to a device and a method for treating a subject, wherein an actuator is configured for external mechanical contact with the subject, wherein a control unit is configured to control the actuator to provide at least one burst of a primary vibration, and wherein the primary vibration has one or several frequencies, or a frequency varying, within an operative frequency range contained in a range from 5 Hz to 1000 Hz, in order for the device to generate a shear wave which propagates inside the body of the subject. In addition, the present teachings relate to use of a device of the present teachings to treat a breathing-related sleep disorder, including snoring, OSA, UARS, or OHS.