Apparatus for treating bruxism
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1. Apparatus for the treatment of bruxism, comprising:
- a biosensor adapted to sense a phenomenon associated with a bruxing event;
a drug delivery module in communication with said biosensor and adapted to administer a relaxant to a patient, said relaxant being capable of relaxing at least one of an obruxism muscle and an obruxism nerve, and a processor in communication with said biosensor and said drug delivery module for processing signals received from biosensor and for controlling operation of said drug delivery module, wherein in response to said phenomenon, said biosensor communicates a signal to said processor and said processor operates said drug delivery module to initiate administration of said relaxant.
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Abstract
Apparatus for the treatment of bruxism, including a biosensor adapted to sense a phenomenon associated with a bruxing event, and a relaxation stimulator in communication with the biosensor and adapted to provide a relaxation stimulus to relax at least one of an obruxism muscle and an obruxism nerve.
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1. Apparatus for the treatment of bruxism, comprising:
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a biosensor adapted to sense a phenomenon associated with a bruxing event;
a drug delivery module in communication with said biosensor and adapted to administer a relaxant to a patient, said relaxant being capable of relaxing at least one of an obruxism muscle and an obruxism nerve, and a processor in communication with said biosensor and said drug delivery module for processing signals received from biosensor and for controlling operation of said drug delivery module, wherein in response to said phenomenon, said biosensor communicates a signal to said processor and said processor operates said drug delivery module to initiate administration of said relaxant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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Current AssigneeIsrael Yerushalmy
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Original AssigneeIsrael Yerushalmy
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InventorsYerushalmy, Israel
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Primary Examiner(s)Casler, Brian L.
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Assistant Examiner(s)Kontos, Lina R
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Application NumberUS10/033,776Publication NumberTime in Patent Office663 DaysField of Search604/20, 604/31, 604/501, 604/503, 604/65-67, 604/21, 604/511, 600/27, 600/537, 600/546, 600/587, 600/590, 600/595, 600/26, 607/48, 607/62, 607/63, 607/72, 607/67US Class Current604/31CPC Class CodesA61N 1/0452 Specially adapted for trans...A61N 1/36031 using physiological paramet...
