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Muscle stimulating device and method for diagnosing and treating a breathing disorder

  • US 20010018547A1
  • Filed: 01/17/2001
  • Published: 08/30/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/17/1997
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A muscle stimulator adapted to apply a magnetic field to at least one muscle group associated with an upper airway of a patient having a breathing disorder to induce tension in said muscle group to treat said breathing disorder, said muscle stimulator comprising:

  • a plurality of loops of electrical wire;

    a power supply that selectively provides electrical power to said plurality of loops to produce said magnetic field;

    a sensor adapted to monitor a physiological characteristic of a patient;

    a control unit that receives signals output by said sensor and controls application of said electrical power from said power supply to said plurality of loops of electrical wire based thereon; and

    a positioning appliance adapted to secure said plurality of loops of electrical wire to a patient at a position relative to said at least one muscle group such that said magnetic field produced by applying said electrical power to said plurality of loops of electrical wire induces tension in said at least one muscle group to treat said breathing disorder.

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