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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2012
Heecheon You, Pohang-si, KR;
Baekhee Lee, Pohang-si, KR;
Kihyo Jung, Seongju-gun, KR;
Giltae Yang, Goyang-si, KR;
Saewon Hong, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Duk Lyul NA, Seoul, KR;
Youngho Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Heecheon You, Pohang-si, KR;
Baekhee Lee, Pohang-si, KR;
Kihyo Jung, Seongju-gun, KR;
Giltae Yang, Goyang-si, KR;
Saewon Hong, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Duk Lyul Na, Seoul, KR;
Youngho Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
POSTECH ACADEMY-INDUSTRY FOUNDATION, Pohang-Si, KR;
SAMSUNG LIFE WELFARE FOUNDATION, SEOUL, KR;
Abstract
According to one embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus for measuring and treating dysphagia may comprise: one or more dysphagia measuring sensor units attached to the neck of a patient; one or more electrical stimulation electrode units attached to the neck of the patient to provide electrical stimulation to the neck of the patient in accordance with the dysphagia signal sensed by the dysphagia measuring sensor units so as to resolve the dysphagia; and a control unit which controls the dysphagia measuring sensor units and the electrical stimulation electrode units. Accordingly, the apparatus for measuring and treating dysphagia according to the one embodiment of the present invention has the dysphagia measuring sensor units, and the electrical stimulation electrode units which provide electrical stimulation to the neck of the patient in accordance with the dysphagia signal sensed by the dysphagia measuring sensor units so as to resolve the dysphagia, thus simultaneously enabling convenient measurement of the dysphagia and treatment of the dysphagia using the electrical stimulation electrode units.