US 12,064,619 B2
Systems and methods related to intraoral electrical stimulation
William J. Leimkuehler, Jr., Avon, OH (US); Steven W. Cornelius, Rocky River, OH (US); David J. Corn, Cleveland, OH (US); David Mandel, Alexandria, VA (US); and Paul Gancitano, Washington, DC (US)
Appl. No. 18/159,184
Filed by BIOLECTRICS LLC, Cleveland, OH (US)
PCT Filed Jul. 28, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/043503
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 25, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/026579, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 3, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/057,887, filed on Jul. 28, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0347139 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61C 19/06 (2006.01); A61N 1/20 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 1/0548 (2013.01) [A61C 19/06 (2013.01); A61N 1/205 (2013.01); A61N 1/36034 (2017.08); A61C 2204/002 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a controller having a housing containing a variable direct current power supply, the power supply capable of delivering approximately 1 to 500 microamperes;
a mouthpiece configured to be received in a human mouth, the mouthpiece comprising at least one U-shaped channel;
a plurality of exposed electrodes supported by the mouthpiece and coupled to the direct current power source; and
a neck portion electrically coupling the direct current power supply to the mouthpiece and physically coupling the housing to the mouthpiece,
wherein the electrical coupling in the neck portion is achieved by a plurality of electrically conductive pins inserted into and substantially surrounded by traces of electrically conductive silicone.