Patent ID: 11969593
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A biofeedback system for self-treating dry mouth using an electrical stimulation, wherein the biofeedback system enables adjustments to a location and a parameter of the electrical stimulation based on biofeedback to an effect on salivary secretion imparted by the location and the parameter of the electrical stimulation, the biofeedback system comprising:
a mechanical biofeedback component, comprising:
an anchor element dimensioned and shaped to securely nest in an ear canal of a human user, wherein the anchor element provides a pivot point;
a proximal end of a bar directly connected to the pivot point to rotate about the anchor element;
a stimulating plate connected to a distal end of the bar; and
a control module container directly interconnected to the anchor element by way of an elastic arm so that the control module container is configured to be movable between adjacent a lower neck and a top portion of a head of the human user; and

an electronic biofeedback component, comprising:
one or more electrode pairs connected to the stimulating plate so that of the one or more electrode pairs is selectively pivotable to electrically engages one of a plurality of auriculo-temporal nerves of a parotid gland of the human user upon receiving biofeedback comprising the effect on salivary secretion based on, in part, said electrical engagement; and
a control module housed in the control module container, wherein the control module is operatively associated with each electrode of the one or more electrode pairs, wherein the control module is configured to selectively deliver, through each electrode, one of a plurality of salivary gland stimulation parameters upon receiving said biofeedback further comprising, in part, said salivary gland stimulation parameters; and
a memory device coupled to the control module, wherein the memory device has a library configured to retrievable store salivary gland stimulation parameters and electrode salivary gland placement locations comprising a plurality of auriculo-temporal nerves of the parotid gland,

whereby future self-treatment of dry mouth is facilitated.