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:
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a first detection device arranged to sense at least breathing activity from a human being and to generate a detection signal accordingly,electronics arranged within said casing and comprising a controller connected to said first 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 arranged to receive said control signal from said electronics and to provide electrical stimuli;
wherein said electronic stimulation system comprises a holding device arranged to attach at least the stimulation device to the nose, the holding device comprising either a nose cap having a form of a human nose and made of a flexible material or a nose plug made of a flexible material and designed to adapt to the form of a human nostril, and said electronic stimulation system being either arranged such that, when worn in or on said human nose, said stimulation device is pressed against a predetermined portion of the nasal philtre in order to provide said electrical stimuli to said predetermined portion of said nasal philtre or arranged to comprise a wire connected to said electronics in order to provide said electrical stimuli to a human nasopharynx, the stimulation device being arranged to generate a plurality of stimulation signals upon receiving said control signal from said electronics during a plurality of stimulation times Tstim, a first stimulation time only starting after a first waiting time after said electronics have established that said human has a high risk of developing apnoea, consecutive stimulation times being separated by a second waiting time, a consecutive stimulation time starting after said second waiting time, if the electronics have established that breathing has not started as a result of stimulation signals in a preceding stimulation time, wherein the first and second waiting times may be different and the stimulation signals having an average repetition frequency of 1 to 100 Hz, such as to provoke an induced aspiration reflex by a resuscitating stimulation of the respiratory area of the human brain stem, the first and second waiting time being between 0 and 10 seconds and the stimulation time being between 0 and 10 seconds.
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Abstract
An electronic stimulation system has a casing; electronics inside the casing a first detector arranged to sense whether a human being is breathing or not, a stimulation device arranged to receive a control signal from said electronics and to provide stimuli to a nasal philtre or a human nasopharynx. The electronics 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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1. An electronic stimulation system arranged to be worn in or on a human nose comprising:
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a casing; a first detection device arranged to sense at least breathing activity from a human being and to generate a detection signal accordingly, electronics arranged within said casing and comprising a controller connected to said first 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 arranged to receive said control signal from said electronics and to provide electrical stimuli; wherein said electronic stimulation system comprises a holding device arranged to attach at least the stimulation device to the nose, the holding device comprising either a nose cap having a form of a human nose and made of a flexible material or a nose plug made of a flexible material and designed to adapt to the form of a human nostril, and said electronic stimulation system being either arranged such that, when worn in or on said human nose, said stimulation device is pressed against a predetermined portion of the nasal philtre in order to provide said electrical stimuli to said predetermined portion of said nasal philtre or arranged to comprise a wire connected to said electronics in order to provide said electrical stimuli to a human nasopharynx, the stimulation device being arranged to generate a plurality of stimulation signals upon receiving said control signal from said electronics during a plurality of stimulation times Tstim, a first stimulation time only starting after a first waiting time after said electronics have established that said human has a high risk of developing apnoea, consecutive stimulation times being separated by a second waiting time, a consecutive stimulation time starting after said second waiting time, if the electronics have established that breathing has not started as a result of stimulation signals in a preceding stimulation time, wherein the first and second waiting times may be different and the stimulation signals having an average repetition frequency of 1 to 100 Hz, such as to provoke an induced aspiration reflex by a resuscitating stimulation of the respiratory area of the human brain stem, the first and second waiting time being between 0 and 10 seconds and the stimulation time being between 0 and 10 seconds. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of providing stimuli to a human body comprising;
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providing an electronic stimulation system comprising a casing, a detection device, electronics arranged within said casing and comprising a controller connected to said detection device, a stimulation device, and a holding device arranged to attach at least the stimulation device to a nose of said human body, the holding device comprising either a nose cap having a form of a human nose and made of a flexible material or a nose plug made of a flexible material and designed to adapt to the form of a human nostril, by said detection device, detecting at least breathing activity from a human being and generating a detection signal accordingly, by said controller, processing said detection signal and generating a control signal when said human being is in a state of developing apnoea; by said stimulation device, receiving said control signal and providing stimuli to at least one of a predetermined portion of a nasal philtre and a human nasopharynx; by said stimulation device, providing said stimuli to at least one of the nasal philtre and the human nasopharynx, generating a plurality of stimulation signals upon receiving said control signal from said electronics during a plurality of stimulation times Tstim, a first stimulation time only starting after a first waiting time after said controller has established that said human has a high risk of developing apnoea, consecutive stimulation times being separated by a second waiting time, a consecutive stimulation time starting after said second waiting time if said electronics have established that breathing has not started as a result of stimulation signals in a preceding stimulation time, wherein the first and second waiting times may be different and the stimulation signals have an average repetition frequency of 1 to 100 Hz, such as to provoke an induced aspiration reflex by a resuscitating stimulation of the respiratory area of the human brain stem, the first and second waiting time being between 0 and 10 seconds and the stimulation time being between 0 and 10 seconds.
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