Handheld battery-powered artificial larynx intended to assist speech production in individuals who have undergone laryngectomy or otherwise require an external sound source for verbal communication. The device generates mechanical vibration that istransmitted through the neck tissues or optional oral adapter to facilitate intelligible speech through articulation.
A battery-powered, speech-assistive device designed to be used by a person who has had their larynx removed (laryngectomy) to assist them in the reproduction of sounds similar to those produced by the vocal cords in normal speech. It is an externally-applied electromechanical device (also known as a neck-type artificial larynx) with a plastic or metal probe that generates a sound (i.e., tone); when the probe is held against the tissues of the neck (or cheek) the tone is transmitted to the mouth through the oropharynx. The appropriate movement of the lips, tongue, teeth, and jaw converts the tone into meaningful speech (i.e., modulates the tone).
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