Patent ID: 6212435
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
An intraoral electromuscular stimulation device adapted to provide intraoral electrical stimulation to a patient, said device comprising:a dental appliance:a first electrode disposed on a first portion of said dental appliance such that said first electrode is disposed in a sublingual location posterior to a frenulum and generally proximate to one of a first molar, a second molar, and a third molar of said patient; anda second electrode disposed on a second portion of said dental appliance such that; said second electrode is disposed in a sublingual position posterior relative to said first electrode, and wherein said first and said second electrodes are adapted to be located within an oral cavity of said patient by said dental appliance, such that a first area of said patient proximate to said first and said second electrodes is stimulated responsive to a stimulation energy being provided to said first and said second electrodes.