Patent ID: 9492346
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: A61F,A61H,A61N

Claim Text:
1. A stimulation system for treating hyperactivity of an eyelid closing muscle in a subject, the system comprising: an activating switch configured to generate a first signal, wherein the activating switch is a sensing electrode configured to detect activity of the eyelid closing muscle in an eye and to generate the first signal based on the detected activity; a processor, in communication with the activating switch, configured to generate at least one stimulation parameter, based on the first signal, in order to stimulate one or more eyelid opening reflexes in muscles of the subject; and a stimulator configured to receive the at least one stimulation parameter and to selectively stimulate the one or more eyelid opening reflexes in muscles of the subject in the same eye based on the at least one stimulation parameter, without activating the eyelid closing muscle in the subject.