US 11,957,908 B1
Device for enhancing mandibular bone growth
Afnan Mohammad Alassiri, Riyadh (SA); Ali Mohamed Eltamaly, Riyadh (SA); and Ali Awad Alrahlah, Riyadh (SA)
Assigned to KING SAUD UNIVERSITY, Riyadh (SA)
Filed by KING SAUD UNIVERSITY, Riyadh (SA)
Filed on Oct. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/485,667.
Int. Cl. A61N 2/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 1/36014 (2013.01) [A61N 2/004 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for enhancing mandibular bone growth, comprising:
left and right head modules;
a headband linking the left and right head modules, the head band being configured to be worn on the head of a user;
at least one transmitter circuit fixed to respective ones of the left and right head modules, the transmitter circuit comprising a power supply, a driver and at least one transmitter for transmitting an electromagnetic field;
left and right electrodes connected to respective left and right head modules, the electrodes being configured for receiving the transmitted electromagnetic field; and
left and right transmitter antenna rods fixed to the respective left and right head modules and configured for receiving signals through the respective electrodes from the transmitter, and transmitting the received signals from the transmitter to the patient's mandible as an external electromagnetic field for absorption by the patient's mandible.