An oral device and kit for use in association therewith
CA 2807044 C · Owner: The University Of Western Ontario · Inventors: Martin, Ruth E.; Smith, Rebecca C.; Bihari, Frank
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An oral device for use with a person in which at least one non-toxic gas pulse is delivered to a predetermined location in the mouth via a device conduit. The oral device may be provided as a kit with at least one device for measuring the subject's responses and representing them as feedback to the subject/clinician. A method of creating a gas bolus pulse train delivering it to a predetermined mouth area and monitoring the subject's responses to it is also shown. The oral device and method may he used as a diagnostic tool or a therapeutic tool, in swallowing or speech rehabilitation of children and adults who have swallowing speech, salivary, and/or oral sensorimotor impairments.
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- Filed April 24, 2006 and granted June 10, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 24, 2026.
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