Surgery – Instruments – Oral pacifier
Patent
1997-11-18
1998-11-03
Buiz, Michael Powell
Surgery
Instruments
Oral pacifier
606234, 606235, 606236, 40455, A61J 1700
Patent
active
058302352
ABSTRACT:
A pacifier system and method of therapeutically treating premature infants to reinforce non-nutritive sucking is disclosed. A pacifier is connected to a pressure transducer. The pressure tranducer serves to detect sucking intensity and time of sucking. The pacifier system activates a sound source, such as a music source, upon sucking of a minimum intensity being detected for a minimum period of time.
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Bui Vy Q.
Buiz Michael Powell
Cortina A. Jose
Florida State University
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