Artificial throat device for assisting swallowing and use method

Abstract

The invention discloses an artificial throat device for assisting swallowing and a use method. The device comprises a plurality of electrodes used for electrically stimulating muscles for retraction,a pulse generator used for transmitting an electrical pulse signal to the electrodes, a first sensor used for detecting a swallowing start action, an implant, a first controller, a first power sourceand a collar used for being hung around the neck. A movable body, a fixed body and a bracket body can separately rotate around a flexible body to enable every two bodies to be opened or closed, and ashielding film is arranged on the front sides of the movable body and fixed body. According to the technical scheme, on the basis of electrically stimulating the swallowing-related muscles, the action state of the epiglottis in a swallowing process of food is monitored, the shielding film is introduced for replacing the epiglottis to cover a tracheal throat when it is necessary to prevent aspiration, and quick and direct determination of a swallowing muscle stimulation effect and effective training of the swallowing muscles are facilitated.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of medical devices, in particular to an artificial laryngeal device for assisting swallowing and a usage method. Background technique [0002] Dysphagia refers to a group of clinical syndromes that cause dysphagia due to impairment of one or more stages of the feeding-swallowing process caused by various reasons. The epidemiological survey of dysphagia shows that the prevalence of dysphagia among the elderly with independent living ability in the community is 11.4% to 33.7%, and the prevalence of dysphagia is even higher among elderly people in nursing homes and inpatients. Stroke, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, head and neck cancer, etc. can cause dysphagia; sarcopenia can also lead to decreased swallowing function in the elderly, that is, sarcopenic dysphagia. Dysphagia can lead to repeated lung infections, dehydration, and malnutrition in patients, increase the length of hospital stay and mortality of p...

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Problems solved by technology

However, the schemes disclosed in these documents have the following problems: for specific patients, individualized targeted treatment cannot be carried out, the patient cannot completely avoid inhalation pain during the adjustment of treatment trials, and it is impossible to quickly determine the effect of stimulating the swallowing muscles and the effective effect on the swallowing muscles. train

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