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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
May. 24, 2013
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary, Department of Health, Washington, DC (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 band wrapped around the neck with a vibrator positioned over the larynx. Upon activation by a button on a spoon held by an operator, such as the subject, the vibrator moves and vibrates the larynx. The patient initiates the sensory stimulation immediately prior to the patient's own initiation of a swallow by viewing on a display screen a movement feedback signal, possibly from a piezo-electric sensor also contained in the band which will also be displayed on the display screen. The signal from the switch device initiating sensory stimulation will be presented on the same display screen for the patient and trainer to observe when the button or switch is activated for sensory stimulation in relation to the onset of the swallow.