NOSE STIMULATOR FOR PRODUCING A STIMULATION SIGNAL TO A NOSE
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1. An electronic stimulation system arranged to be worn in or on a human nose comprising:
- a casing (11;
11′
);
a detection device (16(1);
16(2)) arranged to sense at least breathing activity from a human being and to generate a detection signal accordingly,electronics (12;
12′
) arranged within said casing (11;
11′
) and comprising a controller (20) connected to said detection device and arranged to process said detection signal and to generate a control signal when said controller has determined that said human being is in a state of developing apnoea;
a stimulation device (17;
17′
) arranged to receive said control signal from said electronics (12;
12′
) and to provide stimuli;
characterized in that said electronic stimulation system is arranged such that, when worn in or on said human nose said stimulation device (17) is arranged to provide said stimuli to at least one of a nasal philtre and a human nasopharynx.
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Abstract
An electronic stimulation system has ?a casing (11); electronics (12) inside the casing (11) a first detector (16(1)) arranged to sense whether a human being is breathing or not, a stimulation device (17) arranged to receive a control signal from said electronics (12) and to provide stimuli to a nasal philtre or a human nasopharynx. The electronics (12) generate the control signal in dependence on the breathing signal and the system has a holding device for attaching the stimulation device to the nose.
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23 Claims
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1. An electronic stimulation system arranged to be worn in or on a human nose comprising:
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a casing (11;
11′
);a detection device (16(1);
16(2)) arranged to sense at least breathing activity from a human being and to generate a detection signal accordingly,electronics (12;
12′
) arranged within said casing (11;
11′
) and comprising a controller (20) connected to said detection device and arranged to process said detection signal and to generate a control signal when said controller has determined that said human being is in a state of developing apnoea;a stimulation device (17;
17′
) arranged to receive said control signal from said electronics (12;
12′
) and to provide stimuli;characterized in that said electronic stimulation system is arranged such that, when worn in or on said human nose said stimulation device (17) is arranged to provide said stimuli to at least one of a nasal philtre and a human nasopharynx. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of providing stimuli to a human body comprising
detecting at least breathing activity from a human being and generating a detection signal accordingly, processing said detection signal and generating a control signal when said human being is in a state of developing apnoea; receiving said control signal and providing stimuli to said human body;
characterized by providing said stimuli to a predetermined portion of the nasal philtre.
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23. An electronic stimulation system arranged to be worn in or on a human nose comprising
a casing (11; -
11′
);a detection device (16(1);
16(2)) arranged to sense at least breathing activity from a human being and to generate a detection signal accordingly,electronics (12;
12′
) arranged within said casing (11;
11′
) and comprising a controller (20) connected to said detection device and arranged to process said detection signal and to generate a control signal when said controller has determined that said human being is in a state of one of transient ischemic attacks (TIA), hypotension, syncope, haemorhagic shock (loss of blood), bronchospasm, laryngospasm, hiccup, tremor associated with Parkinson'"'"'s disease, epileptic seizure, absence type epilepsy, migraine, alternating hemiplegia, Alzheimers disease, depression, anorexia nervosa, bulimia, autism, psychiatric disorders, insomnia, sleep paralysis, and comatose states;a stimulation device (17;
17′
) arranged to receive said control signal from said electronics (12;
12′
) and to provide stimuli;characterized in that said electronic stimulation system is arranged such that, when worn in or on said human nose said stimulation device (17) is arranged to provide said stimuli to at least one of a nasal philtre and a human nasopharynx.
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