SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACIAL NERVE STIMULATION Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC A61N1/36 A61N1/08 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to aids for facial nerve stimulation. A stimulation system comprises an electrode comprising a set of terminals placed in an individual's parotid region, and a processor stimulating each of the set of terminals separately to determine which contact or contacts activates a specific facial muscle or facial muscles, to identify the terminals enabling one or more nerve branches activating the required facial muscle, and to select the identified terminals to stimulate the nerve branches. The method for identifying one or more electrode terminals involves stimulating each of the set of terminals separately, measuring the motions of various facial muscles using sensors placed on the skin or implanted subcutaneously, and correlating the terminal stimulation data and the measured muscular motion data to determine which terminal or terminals has or have eventually activated the specific facial muscle or muscles.

EFFECT: using the invention enables providing higher accuracy of determining the terminals to activate the specific facial muscles, especially for the individuals having synkinetic re-innervated muscles.

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