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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2008
Christy Leslie Ludlow, Bethesda, MD (US);
Newlin Morgan, Bethesda, MD (US);
George Dold, Boyds, MD (US);
Soren Lowell, Syracuse, NY (US);
Christy Leslie Ludlow, Bethesda, MD (US);
Newlin Morgan, Bethesda, MD (US);
George Dold, Boyds, MD (US);
Soren Lowell, Syracuse, NY (US);
Abstract
A device for volitional swallowing with a substitute sensory system comprises a bandwrapped around the neck with a vibratorpositioned over the larynx. Upon activation by a buttonon a spoonheld by an operator, such as the subject, the vibratormoves and vibrates the larynx. The patientinitiates the sensory stimulation immediately prior to the patient's own initiation of a swallow by viewing on a display screena movement feedback signal, possibly from a piezo-electric sensoralso contained in the bandwhich will also be displayed on the display screen. The signalfrom the switch device initiating sensory stimulation will be presented on the same display screenfor the patientand trainer to observe when the button or switchis activated for sensory stimulation in relation to the onset of the swallow.
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