35 results about "Palate muscle" patented technology

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.

The invention provides a soft palate protection device for oral-nasal skull base surgery and a use method, and relates to the technical field of medical auxiliary instruments. A worker can move the soft palate protection sleeve body to the soft palate position between the nasal cavity and the oral cavity of a patient through the first traction belt, the second traction belt, the third traction belt and the fourth traction belt, and then the worker can slightly pull the first traction belt, the second traction belt, the third traction belt and the fourth traction belt in the direction of the outer side of the nasal cavity; the soft palate protection sleeve body forms proper tension to stably lift and wrap the soft palate, so that the purposes of lifting the soft palate and protecting the soft palate and the uvula are effectively achieved, direct contact between the soft palate protection sleeve and surgical instruments or examination tools can be effectively reduced, and risks such as tissue friction damage and bleeding are reduced; meanwhile, the instrument can be operated in the oral and nasal cavity channel more smoothly, and the operation convenience and efficiency are improved.

The invention relates to medicine and is intended for the multimodal treatment of child patients with congenital cleft lip and palate. A method for the stepped multimodal treatment of children with cleft lip and palate involves carrying out multimodal treatment in a number of steps. At the age of 1-3 months, primary cheilorhinoplasty is performed; at the age of 6-8 months, the cleft in the soft palate is repaired; the congenital defect in the hard palate is repaired at the age of up to 12 months; and the results of the multimodal surgical treatment are assessed at the age of 2-3 years. The method makes it possible to fully restore a child's physiological functions, achieve aesthetically pleasing contours of the upper lip and nose and allow age-appropriate speech development.

The utility model discloses a palate soft tissue healing device for dental implantation and a processing instrument in the setting process of the palate soft tissue healing device. The palate soft tissue healing device comprises a disc-type support and a vertical fixing piece, wherein the disc-type support has an upward supporting effect on falling in the palate soft tissue healing process, and the vertical fixing piece is used for fixing the disc-type support to the palate soft palate. And one or two vertical through holes for placing the fixing piece are formed in the end surface of the rear end of the disc-type support in the horizontal direction. The fixing piece comprises an upper fixing piece which is located on the palate soft tissue and penetrates through the disc-type support and a lower fixing piece which is located on the lower side of the disc-type support and connected with the upper fixing piece to fix the disc-type support. The machining device is provided with a shearing mechanism for punching and correcting the disc type support. According to the technical scheme of the utility model, gospel is brought to a patient who is subjected to soft tissue transplantation in a cheekbone implant implantation operation, especially a patient with larger thickness, and the operation time is shortened.

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 efficient dysarthria correction device comprises a base, a tongue pressing piece and an air bag, the tongue pressing piece is movably connected to the front end of the base, the outer side of the base is connected with an air bag controller, the air bag is arranged at the rear end of the base, and the air bag controller is electrically connected with the air bag through one side of the base. The tongue pressing piece comprises tongue pressing belts and tongue pressing buckles, the two tongue pressing belts are connected through the tongue pressing buckles, sliding grooves are formed in the inner side of the base, sliding blocks matched with the sliding grooves are further arranged on the two sides of the tongue pressing belts, locking buckles are further arranged on the sliding blocks, the base is fixed to teeth, and the tongue pressing piece, the soft palate support and the air bag are used for assisting control and movement of the tongue and the soft palate. The device can be used for correcting various pronunciation errors of lingual face sound, tongue tip sound and tongue root sound, the base can be telescopically deformed according to tooth conditions and can be placed and attached to teeth of different people, and the tongue pressing piece can be automatically adjusted according to different oral cavity widths, so that the device is more practical.

The utility model provides a nutrient canal and a nutrient canal system, and relates to the technical field of medical instruments. The nutrient canal comprises a canal body and a canal joint, the canal joint is provided with a first connecting end, a clamping groove is formed in the hole wall of an inner hole of the first connecting end, the canal body is provided with a second connecting end, the second connecting end is provided with a clamping tongue, and the height, protruding out of the canal body, of the clamping tongue is gradually increased or gradually increased and then decreased in the direction away from the end of the second connecting end; the second connecting end can be arranged in the inner hole in a penetrating mode so that the clamping tongue can be connected with the clamping groove in a clamping mode. In the process of inserting the nutrition tube, the tube connector and the tube body are separated firstly, the tube body enters the instrument from the oral cavity and is inserted, after in-vivo indwelling of the tube body is completed, the second connecting end is drawn out from the nasopharynx from the oropharynx at the soft palate, and then the second connecting end of the tube body and the first connecting end of the tube connector are connected in a clamped mode. Obviously, due to the design of the clamping tongue, the outer diameter of the second connecting end is reduced, and stimulation to a patient can be reduced.

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.

A medical appliance for the treatment of one or more sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnea in a patient, the appliance comprising: a biasing member for inserting behind and exerting a force upon the patient's soft palate or tongue, wherein the biasing member is inserted in a reduced or minimized form and then expanded or firms once in place to exert the force. The appliance may be nasally inserted or be placed through the mouth. In a particular configuration, both the soft palate and tongue are biased to prevent obstruction of the flow of air in the nasopharyngeal airway.

An exercise device (1) is provided in the present disclosure. The device (1) comprises a body (10) having a contact surface (11), size and shape adapted to provide mechanical contact with one or more of the soft palate, the lingula, the palatal tonsil, the lingual tonsil and the pharynx when inserted into a user' s mouth along a main axis (A). The present disclosure further provides a method for developing pharyngeal muscles by use of such a device (1).

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.

The invention provides a convenient-to-operate soft palate protective sleeve with sleeve guide, and relates to the technical field of soft palate protective sleeves, the convenient-to-operate soft palate protective sleeve comprises a nasal cavity sling, an oral cavity sling is arranged on the side surface of the nasal cavity sling, and an unfolding mechanism is arranged between the nasal cavity sling and the oral cavity sling; the expansion mechanism is used for expanding the protection sleeve in the oral cavity to protect the soft palate, a sleeve is slidably installed on the surface of the nasal cavity sling and the surface of the supporting mechanism, and a pipeline is arranged in the center of the sleeve. The protective sleeve is guided to sequentially pass through the nasopharynx and the oropharynx and is smoothly led out of the oral cavity by means of the tubular structure, medical staff do not need to repeatedly test and adjust the position, and operation time is greatly shortened.

Some embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to methods, systems and probe devices for detecting EMG activity. In some embodiments, such methods, systems and devices are used in aiding the diagnosis of Obstruction Sleep Apnea. In some embodiments, a probe is provided and comprises an elongated member configured with a size and shape for placement adjacent at least one of the soft palate and pharyngeal wall of the patient after insertion of the probe into the patient, and includes at least one sensor configured to sense at least EMG activity of muscle layers of at least one of the soft palate and pharyngeal wall and output sensor signals corresponding thereto. The signals may be monitored for EMG activity, and based on such activity, in some embodiments, a determination of whether the sensor signals of the detected EMG activity correspond to spontaneous EMG activity and / or abnormal motor unit potentials.

The invention relates to an appliance for treating obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome, and belongs to the technical field of medical auxiliary instruments. In order to improve the using comfort, the appliance for treating the obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome comprises a supporting plate assembly and two telescopic assemblies, the supporting plate assembly is connected with the two ends of a lower tooth socket through connecting rods, and an arc-shaped supporting plate is configured to move in the direction close to or away from the lower tooth socket; two ends of the upper tooth socket are hinged with the connecting rod, and a first elastic piece is arranged at the hinged part; the telescopic assembly is arranged between the lower tooth socket and the connecting rod and used for driving the lower tooth socket to move in the direction close to or away from the supporting plate assembly. When the oral cavity is closed, supporting force can be provided for soft palate arch muscles through the arc-shaped supporting plate to prevent the soft palate from falling to block the airway, and when the oral cavity is opened, the lower tooth socket moves forwards relative to the upper tooth socket to drive the lower jaw of a patient to further move forwards to expand the airway, so that the obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome is treated.

There are numerous devices and aids available for preventing snoring. Most of them are cumbersome and inconvenient to use. My invention offers a simple and easy-to-use way to reduce or prevent snoring. The cause of snoring is quite simple: we simply don't get enough air through our noses. When we breathe, the suction in the nose increases, pulling the nostrils inwards. In extreme cases, breathing then takes over the mouth. However, since the soft palate and uvula relax during sleep, this airway is also constricted, resulting in snoring sounds. In extreme cases, breathing stops completely, leading to sleep apnea. It is therefore essential to ensure an adequate supply of air from the outset. This, in turn, means that the nostrils must remain unobstructed. With this invention, the nostrils remain unobstructed and an adequate supply of air is guaranteed. The nasal sleeves are inserted into both nostrils. The textured surface (knurling) ensures the necessary grip of the nasal sleeves in the nostrils.

Soft palate cryoprobes and associated methods and systems for treating obstructive sleep apnea are disclosed herein. A system can include a thermal treatment unit, a conduit system fluidically coupled to the thermal treatment unit, an insulator having an insulating pad, and a soft palate cryoprobe having an inlet tube and an outlet tube, each fluidically coupled to the conduit system. The soft palate cryoprobe can further include an elongated housing removably coupled to an applicator having a distal face. In operation, the distal face of the applicator is in thermal contact with the soft palate, while the insulating pad provides thermal insulation to the posterior pharyngeal wall. A controller can be operably coupled to the thermal treatment unit and configured to direct temperature-controlled fluid to the inlet tube in response to sensor readings.

The utility model discloses a soft palate motion range measuring device which comprises a main body base plate, the main body base plate is semicircular, a measuring assembly is arranged in the main body base plate in a sliding mode, a handle assembly is vertically arranged on the front face of the main body base plate, and the handle assembly can control the measuring assembly to slide in the main body base plate. And measuring the soft palate activity. The measuring rod can extend outwards and abut against the top of the soft palate at the corresponding position, the graduated scale of the telescopic support is used for observing the static (open) and dynamic (short tone a and long tone a) positions of the soft palate, the lifting amplitude of the left, middle and right soft palate can be further known, accurate quantitative indexes and data can be obtained, more accurate data results can be provided for subsequent treatment, and the measurement accuracy is improved. And meanwhile, longitudinal comparison before and after treatment and transverse comparison with similar lesion patients can be realized.

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.

The invention relates to a visual nasopharynx-imbedded airway / tracheal catheter system which comprises an airway catheter internally provided with an oxygen supply airway and a laryngeal anesthesia tube imbedded in the pharynx of a patient through the oxygen supply airway, a jacking air bag is arranged on one side of the front end of the laryngeal anesthesia tube, a local anesthetic administration channel is arranged in the laryngeal anesthesia tube, and the local anesthetic administration channel is communicated with the airway catheter. A camera is arranged at the front end of the ventilation catheter, an inclined plane is arranged at the front end of the ventilation catheter, the normal direction of the inclined plane is opposite to the epiglottis direction, and an air bag is arranged at the front end of the ventilation catheter. The ventilation catheter is matched with the laryngeal anesthesia tube with the jacking cuff to penetrate into the epiglottis from the nasal cavity of a patient, the tip is guided by the camera to accurately reach and be maintained below the epiglottis and above the glottis, the soft palate, the tongue and the epiglottis can be supported, upper respiratory tract obstruction caused by collapse of the three structures due to sedation or diseases is effectively avoided, and the operation is simple and convenient. The respiratory tract smoothness is maintained.

The utility model relates to the technical field of pronunciation correction, in particular to a voice pronunciation corrector which comprises a fixing piece and a supporting piece which are hinged in the middle, the fixing piece comprises fixing portions and a first correction handle portion which are respectively located at two ends, and the supporting piece comprises a supporting portion and a second correction handle portion which are respectively located at two ends. The first correcting handle part and the second correcting handle part are oppositely arranged, the supporting part is arranged outside the fixing part in a sleeving mode, the fixing part is U-shaped and fixed to lower teeth, a hollow area for the tongue to move is arranged on the rear portion of the fixing part, and the supporting part is in a hollow semi-dome shape and is attached to the upper rear soft palate position on the inner side of the oral cavity. A closed-loop opening area is arranged at the position, corresponding to the hollow area of the fixing portion, of the supporting portion, the strength of the connecting shaft is adjusted through the first correcting handle and the second correcting handle, the supporting portion is driven to rotate around the fixing portion in the oral cavity in time, pronunciation physiological perception is improved, the accuracy of pronunciation parts in the oral cavity is exercised, and pronunciation muscle strength is improved. And the pronunciation state is perceived and corrected, so that abstract languages are embodied.

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 discloses a construction method and system of a child OSA auxiliary diagnosis model based on acoustic immittance. According to the method, from the perspective of middle ear function and craniofacial anatomy joint analysis, a model is constructed; through systematic integration of acoustic immittance parameters (middle ear pressure, sound order value and the like), clinical signs (tonsil indexing, mouth breathing and the like) and facial imaging features (such as A / N ratio, soft palate length and the like determined based on nasopharynx side position X films), a children OSA auxiliary diagnosis model based on multi-modal data fusion is constructed. Compared with the prior art, the method has the advantages that easily obtained data parameters such as middle ear functions and craniofacial anatomy are creatively integrated, a high-precision and low-cost OSA auxiliary diagnosis tool is constructed, non-invasive and efficient screening replaces complex and expensive PSG detection, an objective and reliable solution is provided for early screening and grading diagnosis and treatment of children OSA, and the method is suitable for popularization and application. And the method is particularly suitable for large-scale application in regions deficient in medical resources.

The invention relates to the technical field of stomatology, in particular to a method and system for measuring the bone mineral density ratio of a palate center seam, and the method comprises the steps: firstly obtaining the cross section slices of the palate center seam, the hard palate and the soft palate, and then segmenting the slices through a pre-trained image segmentation model to obtain the bone mineral density ratio of the palate center seam; and respectively extracting a palate center seam region, a hard palate region and a soft palate region. Then, extracting a first target region, a second target region and a third target region from the regions according to a specific rule, and calculating the density ratio of the palate center seam based on parameters such as gray values of the target regions; in the extraction process, through the measures of setting boundary constraints, screening abnormal areas and the like, the accuracy and reliability of extraction are ensured, the measurement efficiency is remarkably improved, the measurement time is shortened, errors caused by manual measurement are reduced, meanwhile, a rapid and accurate diagnosis reference is provided for clinicians, especially new dentists with insufficient experience, and the accuracy and the reliability of extraction are improved. And the efficiency and accuracy of clinical work and research work are improved.

The invention discloses a portable sputum aspirator which comprises a manual suction device, a sputum suction tube and an air tube. An elastic air bag located at the position corresponding to the soft palate is arranged on the sputum suction pipe, and the air bag is communicated with a suction device through an air pipe. In the initial suction stage, the air bag expands to push the soft palate to be lifted, the nasopharynx channel is closed, and sputum is prevented from flowing back into the nasal cavity. The manual suction device is of a piston structure, the air bag inflation function and the negative pressure sputum suction function are sequentially completed in the push-pull process, and structural integrated control is achieved. The device has the advantages of being simple in structure, convenient to use, high in sputum suction efficiency, high in operation safety and the like, and is particularly suitable for bedside, first aid and home nursing scenes in a power-free environment.

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.