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Patent Inventor Names
Shaheen Hamdy0
Date of Patent
January 10, 2012
0Patent Application Number
116614200
Date Filed
August 23, 2005
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A device for assisting recovery from dysphagia, and a method of preventing and/or treating dysphagia. The device includes a catheter suitable for insertion into the body of a patient, for the introduction of nutrients to the stomach of said patient, and electrodes located on a surface of the catheter, the electrodes being positioned such that when the catheter is inserted into a patient the electrodes are in a suitable position for applying electrical pharyngeal stimulation.
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