Patent ID: 9468752
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: A61N

Claim Text:
1. A portable therapeutic substitutionary device adapted to stimulate the tongue for providing an alternative to conventional muscle relaxation for a subject comprising: a) a extension mount adapted to be received into the mouth of the subject; b) a series of three elongated voltage conductors positioned over a lower surface of the extension mount adapted to be in contact with the full length of tongue when the extension mount is received into the mouth; c) a potentiometer means for manually controlling the level of electrical voltage transmitted to said tongue; d) a momentary button for depressing means for temporarily opening a circuit for transmitting a stimulating electrical signal from an excitation circuit to the top surface of said tongue, whereby upon releasing interrupts the electrical signal to said subject's tongue; e) an on-off switch for opening and closing a main circuit from a battery.