PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electrostimulator capable of stably applying electrical stimulation based on a deglutition intention, by suppressing production of variations in detection sensitivity for movement of the larynx of the living body.SOLUTION: An electrostimulator of the present invention, which applies electrical stimulation to a muscle of the living body so as to treat disturbance of motility, comprises a holding member that pinches a part of the epithelium of the larynx of the living body and that holds the epithelium of the larynx on the periphery of the part of the pinched epithelium of the larynx in a stretched state.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】生体の喉頭の運動に対する検出感度のばらつきの発生を抑制し、安定して嚥下意思に応じた電気刺激を与えることができる電気刺激装置を提供する。【解決手段】本発明の電気刺激装置は、運動機能障害を治療するために生体の筋肉に電気刺激を与える電気刺激装置において、前記生体の喉頭上皮の一部を挟み込み、前記挟み込まれた喉頭上皮の一部の周囲の喉頭上皮を引き伸ばした状態に保持する保持部材を備える。【選択図】図2
