SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STIMULATING SWALLOWING
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a first vibrotactile stimulator configured to operate at a first vibrating rate;
a second vibrotactile stimulator configured to operate at a second vibrating rate different than the first vibrating rate; and
a collar configured to position the first vibrotactile stimulator and the second vibrotactile stimulator over a neck of a subject.
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Abstract
A device includes a first vibrational transducer and a second vibrational transducer. The first vibrational transducer has a first vibrating property. The second vibrotactile stimulator has a second vibrating property different than the first vibrating property. A collar may be configured to position the first vibrational transducer and the second vibrational transducer over a neck of a subject. A method for stimulating swallowing in a subject includes applying a first vibrotactile stimulation and applying a second vibrotactile stimulation to a throat area of the subject. The first vibrotactile stimulation has a first vibrating property and the second vibrotactile stimulation has a second vibrating property different than the first vibrating property. Example vibrating properties include vibrating frequency, vibrating frequency range, wave shape, continuousness, frequency phase, and direction of mechanical force.
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22 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a first vibrotactile stimulator configured to operate at a first vibrating rate; a second vibrotactile stimulator configured to operate at a second vibrating rate different than the first vibrating rate; and a collar configured to position the first vibrotactile stimulator and the second vibrotactile stimulator over a neck of a subject. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for stimulating swallowing in a subject, the method comprising:
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applying a first vibrotactile stimulation to a throat area of the subject, the first vibrotactile stimulation having a first vibrating property; and applying a second vibrotactile stimulation to the throat area of the subject, the second vibrotactile stimulation having a second vibrating property different than the first vibrating property. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A device comprising:
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a first vibrational transducer having a first vibrating property; a second vibrational transducer having a second vibrating property different than the first vibrating property; and a collar configured to position the first vibrational transducer and the second vibrational transducer over a neck of a subject. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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