13 results about "Palate muscle" patented technology

The utility model discloses a kind of soft palate fixed protection devices, it is related to medical instrument technical field.The utility model includes net bag and the first strap and second strap being connected on the edge of net bag;The first strap and second strap are set on the opposite sides of net bag;When the first strap and second strap are straightened, the length direction of the first strap and the length direction of the second strap are parallelly arranged;The end portion of the first strap away from net bag can be connected with the end portion of the second strap away from net bag.The utility model not only structure design is reasonable, convenient to use, and improve the fixed protection effect to soft palate.

The invention belongs to the technical field of medical experimental animal models, and discloses a small animal model for skull base high-flow cerebrospinal fluid leakage and skull base reconstruction as well as a construction method and application of the small animal model. The technical obstacle that due to the fact that the nasal cavity of a small animal is narrow and the turbinate structure is complex, surgical instruments cannot reach the skull base through the nose is overcome, meanwhile, a modeling and repairing area is arranged on the rear nasal meatus and the top wall of the nasopharynx, and the temperature and humidity conditions and environment of the nasal mucosa are reserved; and the microenvironment for tissue healing after the endoscopic transnasal skull base surgery is restored on the pathophysiological level. The dissected marking points are clear, and compared with narrow anterior skull base low-flow cerebrospinal fluid leakage of small animals, the standardized bone defect constructed in the middle skull base butterfly saddle area can cause continuous and high-flow cerebrospinal fluid leakage; autologous bone flap and free mucous membrane repair is used, the method is the same as current clinical practice, and a new platform can be provided for screening of skull base repair materials or operation evaluation and retrograde intracranial infection research after an operation.

A method of treating a soft palate in a patient may involve advancing a tissue treatment portion of a soft palate treatment device through the patient's mouth, contacting a treatment surface of the tissue treatment portion with mucosal tissue of the soft palate, and delivering energy from the tissue treatment portion through the mucosal tissue to a target tissue in the soft palate beneath to the mucosal tissue, to change at least one property of the target tissue. The method may further involve cooling the mucosal tissue with a cooling member on the treatment surface of the tissue treatment portion and removing the tissue treatment portion from the mouth.

This utility model discloses a palatal support occlusal oral device, comprising an upper dental brace and a palatal support. The upper dental brace has a structure that engages with the upper teeth, including the buccal surface, lingual surface, and occlusal surface of the upper teeth. The palatal support includes a hard palate region corresponding to the hard palate and a soft palate region corresponding to the soft palate. Pressure sensors are respectively provided on at least the occlusal surface of the upper teeth and on both the hard and soft palate regions. This utility model, by placing sensors at multiple points on the tongue, palate, and occlusal surface, can detect pressure data at multiple points, thereby enabling coordinated analysis of multi-stage chewing and swallowing movements.

This invention provides a device for treating snoring, comprising a support segment with a connecting segment at its tail end. The support segment is composed of multiple elastic keels, each connected at its tail end to the connecting segment. Each elastic keel expands outwards when the support segment is extended. It also includes an insertion tube, which is hollow and allows the support segment to retract and be placed within it. The support segment, which can be inserted into the pharynx for further expansion, opens the airway and prevents snoring caused by soft palate or pharyngeal collapse. After the support segment is delivered to its position via the insertion device, the device is dislodged, allowing the support segment to expand and support the soft palate or posterior tongue root. Alternatively, it can be delivered to a designated location via a delivery tube, and by pulling the inner core outwards, the elastic keels of the support segment bend and expand to support the soft palate or posterior tongue root, thus opening the airway and treating snoring. This method does not require removal of the soft palate and therefore does not affect the patient's eating.

The application provides an oral-nasal skull base surgery soft palate protection device, and relates to the technical field of medical auxiliary instruments. The device is provided with a pulling protection structure, so that the staff can move the soft palate protection sleeve body to the soft palate position between the nasal cavity and oral cavity of the patient by using the first pulling belt, the second pulling belt, the third pulling belt and the fourth pulling belt. Then, the staff can slightly pull the first pulling belt, the second pulling belt, the third pulling belt and the fourth pulling belt in the lateral direction of the nasal cavity, so that the soft palate protection sleeve body forms appropriate tension, the soft palate is smoothly lifted and wrapped, the purpose of lifting the soft palate, protecting the soft palate and the uvula is effectively achieved, the direct contact of the soft palate with surgical instruments or examination tools is effectively reduced, the risk of tissue friction damage and bleeding is reduced, the instruments can be more smoothly operated in the oral-nasal cavity channel, and the convenience and efficiency of operation are improved.

Disclosed herein is a method of treating neurodegenerative diseases involving accumulation of abnormal proteins in the central nervous system (CNS) of a user. The method includes utilizing an intraoral device to apply photobiomodulation and vibration to specific points on hard and soft palates of the user to stimulate the user's glymphatic system and decongest hyperphosphorylated tau and amyloid proteins and toxins, and simultaneously with the utilization of the intraoral device, applying a transcranial device to exert vasopneumatic compression and photobiomodulation on the user's head and neck to stimulate the user's lymphatic system and enhance the flow of lymphatic fluid towards the subclavian lymphatic pathway.

An OSA severity prediction method based on upper airway CT imageomics belongs to the field of medical artificial intelligence processing, and comprises the following steps: performing three-dimensional sketching on six anatomical structures of soft palate, tongue body, palate posterior airway, tongue posterior airway, tongue bone and mandible through combination of multi-region segmentation and fusion region segmentation; constructing a multi-region imageomics model and a fusion region imageomics model, and forming a full upper airway imageomics WUAR prediction model on the basis of the multi-region imageomics model and the fusion region imageomics model; in combination with demographic and anthropometric parameters, a plurality of machine learning algorithms are utilized to model polysomnogram AHI grading, and data of different medical centers are respectively used as a training set and an independent external test set to train and verify the model. According to the method, the overall morphological characteristics of the upper airway soft tissue and the bony constraint structure can be more comprehensively reflected, the accuracy and generalization ability of OSA severity risk layering are improved, and the method is suitable for clinical prospective screening and individualized treatment strategy making.

Obstructive sleep apnea, causing daytime drowsiness and comorbidities like hypertension, often stems from soft palate collapse or genioglossus muscle retrusion. This can be due to muscle exhaustion (heightened activation, more type II fibers) or insufficient hypoglossal nerve innervation. Described herein is an intelligent personalized closed loop neuromodulation system and methods to prevent backwards movement of the genioglossus muscle through stimulation of certain branches of the hypoglossal nerve and muscle motor points, by using muscle feedback from electromyogram sensors to provide optimal stimulus. Alternative embodiments to treat neuropathic pain and urinary dysfunction are enclosed.

The invention relates to the field of medical apparatus and instruments, and particularly discloses a nasal cavity expansion snore-ceasing device and an intelligent snore-ceasing system based on snore recognition, the snore-ceasing device comprises an arc-shaped soft main body with a preset radian, a bending control formed by a U-shaped penetrating traction silk thread, an expansion control provided with an isosceles triangle film and an air bag installed at the end A of a hose. The shape expansion control piece comprises a steel wire with a steel ring as a fulcrum, the main body can be switched between a conical shape and a cylindrical shape through driving of the control piece, and the dual functions of reducing friction during placement and guaranteeing ventilation during shape expansion are achieved. The air bag is communicated and inflated through a hollow steel wire, has two states of natural inflation and increased inflation, and can form graded support for soft palate, tongue root and peripharyngeal soft tissue. The invention further provides an intelligent system comprising the AI control system, the inflation volume is automatically adjusted according to the snore recognition result, and personalized intervention on mild and severe snoring symptoms is achieved.

The invention provides a sleep apnea oropharyngeal mechanical dilator, which comprises a tooth sleeve assembly, which comprises an upper tooth sleeve and a lower tooth sleeve; the positioning assembly comprises an upper tooth socket shell and a lower tooth socket shell, the upper tooth socket shell is arranged at the upper end of the lower tooth socket shell in a front-back sliding mode, and a first adjusting assembly is arranged between the lower tooth socket shell and the upper tooth socket shell; the soft palate traction assembly comprises an upper convex arc-shaped plate and a lower convex arc-shaped plate, the two sides of the upper convex arc-shaped plate are in sliding connection with the bottom of the upper tooth socket through flexible inserting strips respectively, and a second adjusting assembly is arranged in the bottom wall of the upper tooth socket. Through relative displacement of the upper tooth socket and the lower tooth socket, the tongue root can be effectively prevented from falling backwards; a drooping soft palate can be pulled upwards and forwards through the soft palate pulling assembly, an airway is opened, intervention is conducted on two causes at the same time, the snore stopping effect is greatly improved, and the snore stopping device is suitable for the sleep apnea syndrome caused by complex causes; the normal opening and closing actions of the upper jaw and the lower jaw are not affected, a patient can freely open the mouth to speak and yawn after wearing the mask, and the wearing comfort and flexibility are improved.

1. Name of the product in this design: Soft palate protector (single nostril suspension strap). 2. Purpose of this design: For soft palate protection in nasopharyngeal surgery via the oral approach. 3. The key design feature of this product is its shape. 4. The image or photograph that best illustrates the design's key points: a 3D model.

A method of treating a soft palate in a patient may involve advancing a tissue treatment portion of a soft palate treatment device through the patient's mouth, contacting a treatment surface of the tissue treatment portion with mucosal tissue of the soft palate, and delivering energy from the tissue treatment portion through the mucosal tissue to a target tissue in the soft palate beneath to the mucosal tissue, to change at least one property of the target tissue. The method may further involve cooling the mucosal tissue with a cooling member on the treatment surface of the tissue treatment portion and removing the tissue treatment portion from the mouth.