Patent ID: 7909782

Claim:
Coughing reflex inducing apparatus for inducing a coughing reflex in a person or animal, said apparatus including: an applicator assembly, said applicator assembly comprising: a transducer support, said transducer support being of a curved or concave configuration on one side which is configured to accommodate the neck of the person or animal, and a pair of spaced apart ultrasonic transducers positioned at the ends of the curved or concave configuration of said transducer support, said transducers being angled towards each other; and an ultrasonic wave generator connected to said ultrasonic transducers for producing ultrasonic vibrations in said transducers of a frequency suitable for at least limited penetration of soft body tissue of the neck, the ultrasonic vibrations from the respective said ultrasonic transducers being applied in use to said spaced regions of the neck to stimulate the upper respiratory tract and cause a reflexive coughing response in said person or animal.