Patent ID: 8914116
Filing Date: 2014-12-16
Classification: A61B,A61H,A61N

Abstract:
1. An electronic stimulation system arranged to be worn in or on a human nose comprising: a casing; a first detection device arranged to sense at least breathing activity from a human being and to generate a detection signal accordingly, electronics arranged within said casing and comprising a controller connected to said first detection device and arranged to process said detection signal and to generate a control signal when said controller has determined that said human being is in a state of developing apnoea; a stimulation device arranged to receive said control signal from said electronics and to provide electrical stimuli; wherein said electronic stimulation system comprises a holding device arranged to attach at least the stimulation device to the nose, the holding device comprising either a nose cap having a form of a human nose and made of a flexible material or a nose plug made of a flexible material and designed to adapt to the form of a human nostril, and said electronic stimulation system being either arranged such that, when worn in or on said human nose, said stimulation device is pressed against a predetermined portion of the nasal philtre in order to provide said electrical stimuli to said predetermined portion of said nasal philtre or arranged to comprise a wire connected to said electronics in order to provide said electrical stimuli to a human nasopharynx, the stimulation device being arranged to generate a plurality of stimulation signals upon receiving said control signal from said electronics during a plurality of stimulation times T