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 Title: |
US4715367:
Multifunctional behavioral modification device for snoring, bruxism, and apnea
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Crossley, Robert B.; Austin, TX 78744
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1987-12-29
/ 1986-09-15
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| Application Number: |
US1986000907462
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A61B 5/113;
A61B 7/00;
A61B 7/04;
A61F 5/56;
IPC-7:
A61B 5/10;
A61B 5/12;
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| ECLA Code: |
A61B5/68B2D; A61B5/113; A61B5/48C8; A61B5/68B2B; A61B7/00D; A61B7/04; A61F5/56; K61B5/45R2B; K61F5/56A; K61B5/45F;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
600/027;
600/537;
600/546;
600/587;
Original:
128/136;
128/724;
128/419.R;
128/774;
128/733;
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| Field of Search: |
128/132 R,136,137,733 R,774,777,782,724,419 R
340/573,575,626,665,668
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| Priority Number: |
| 1986-09-15 |
US1986000907462 |
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| Abstract: |
A multifunctional behavioral modification device to diagnose, treat and monitor treatment for snoring, bruxism, or sleep apnea. Treatment consists of regulatable aversive shock, automatically occurring with each audible sound from snoring until snoring ceases or continuously but pulsatingly administered from clenching or grinding of teeth until the action ceases or continuously but pulsatingly administered from sleep apnea until breathing restarts. The placement of electrodes for administering the regulatable aversive shock is such so as to actuate a motor nerve thereby allowing use of a shock so mild as not to awaken a sleeper but sufficient to condition against the adverse behavior being sensed.
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Hafer, Robert A.; D'Arrigo, Kathleen J.
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A multifunctional behavioral modification device comprising:
- A. a means for detecting clenching and grinding of teeth
- B. a means for detecting snoring
- C. a means for detecting breathing
- D. a pair of electrodes suitable for skin contact for administering an adjustable electric shock
- E. battery power means
- F. battery powered circuitry suitable for impressing an adjustable electric shock across said electrodes when activated by one of the following:
- 1. said means for detecting clenching and grinding of teeth
- 2. said means for detecting snoring
- 3. said means for detecting breathing indicating that breathing has stopped
- G. an electronic counter means for counting the number of times in a given period a current is impressed across said pair of electrodes
- H. an enclosure means for said battery powered circuitry.
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