Patents by Inventor Alan Geater

Alan Geater has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for treating poor laryngeal-elevation disorder with sequential-high voltage electrical stimulation
    Patent number: 6484053
    Abstract: The sequential stimulator for the treatment of dysphagic patients incorporates a unit which is capable of detecting a swallowing signal from the glossal or temporalis surface electromyography (SEMG). When a swallowing signal is recognized, a trigger signal is sent to the stimulation generation unit to release high voltage stimuli sequentially to the suprahyoid muscles or the masseter muscles and the pharyngeal muscles in order to assist in the elevation of the larynx. This enables the pharyngeal lumen to open more widely so that food can pass through the patient's pharynx and into the oesophagus more easily during swallowing. Thus the sequential stimulator is a device for assisting swallowing in patients with dysphagia due to a variety of causes, for instance, brain injury, cerebrovascular accident, injury of the cervical nerves, muscles weakness, or old age.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Inventors: Vitoon Leelamanit, Chusak Limsakul, Alan Geater
  • Method and apparatus for treating poor laryngeal-elevation disorder with sequential-high voltage electrical stimulation
    Publication number: 20020133194
    Abstract: The sequential stimulator for the treatment of dysphagic patients incorporates a unit which is capable of detecting a swallowing signal from the glossal or temporalis surface electromyography (SEMG). When a swallowing signal is recognized, a trigger signal is sent to the stimulation generation unit to release high voltage stimuli sequentially to the suprahyoid muscles or the masseter muscles and the pharyngeal muscles in order to assist in the elevation of the larynx. This enables the pharyngeal lumen to open more widely so that food can pass through the patient's pharynx and into the oesophagus more easily during swallowing. Thus the sequential stimulator is a device for assisting swallowing in patients with dysphagia due to a variety of causes, for instance, brain injury, cerebrovascular accident, injury of the cervical nerves, muscles weakness, or old age.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2001
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Applicant: Pairash Thajchayapong
    Inventors: Vitoon Leelamanit, Chusak Limsakul, Alan Geater