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SALIENT OBJECT DETECTION FOR ARTIFICIAL VISION
20230040091 · 2023-02-09 ·

There is provided a method for creating artificial vision with an implantable visual stimulation device. The method comprises receiving image data comprising, for each of multiple points of the image, a depth value, performing a local background enclosure calculation on the input image to determine salient object information, and generating a visual stimulus to visualise the salient object information using the visual stimulation device. Determining the salient object information is based on a spatial variance of at least one of the multiple points of the image in relation to a surface model that defines a surface in the input image.

Printed Tattoo Electrode Respiration Sensor for Laryngeal Pacemakers

A printed tattoo electrode includes an interconnection unit with a stiff magnetic contact component including one or more attachment magnets configured to magnetically attach the electrode sensor to an external device. A stiff electrical contact component is electrically connected to output interface contacts for coupling electrical signals to the external device. And at least one bridge component is configured to mechanically connect the electrical contact component and the magnetic contact component to the output interface contacts. The bridge component is characterized by a connecting length with gradually varying stiffness so as to distribute mechanical stresses between the electrode sensor and the external device and avoid motion artifacts in the electrical signals.

DETECTION OF KINETOSIS
20230037952 · 2023-02-09 · ·

Treating kenosis may comprise the following steps: measuring the electrodermal activity of a person by means of an EDA sensor; assessing, on the basis of the electrodermal activity measured, whether the person is currently affected by kinetosis; generating electrical pulses at an electrode in contact with the person's skin in order to treat the kinetosis on the basis of the assessment as to whether the person is currently affected by kinetosis. The sensor and the electrode may be integrated in a device that can be worn on the person's body.

SKIN CARE DEVICE

A skin care device can include a body including a battery and a grip electrode electrically connected to the battery, and a head connected to one end of the body. The head includes a contact electrode electrically connected to the battery and configured to come in contact with a skin of a user, and at least one ultraviolet light source disposed inside the head to face the contact electrode. Further, the contact electrode includes a fastening part fastened to the head and having at least one hole formed therein to correspond to the at least one ultraviolet light source, and a plurality of contact protrusions protruding from a top surface of the fastening part.

APPARATUS AND METHOD OF TREATING AN APPROACHING PHYSIOLOGICAL EVENT AND INCREASING AN INTENSITY OF THE EVENT

A flexible neuromodulation device and method capable of varying a neuromodulation therapy in order to prevent, delay, or control a sexual emission, and/or increasing an intensity of a sexual climax.

DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE ARRAY AND NEURAL SIGNAL DETECTION METHOD USING SAME
20230045240 · 2023-02-09 ·

A deep brain stimulation transparent electrode array and a neural signal detection method using the same are proposed. The deep brain stimulation transparent electrode array includes a biocompatible dielectric substrate, a plurality of electrode sites arranged on one side of the substrate, a plurality of electrically conductive contacts arranged on the other side of the substrate, and an interconnector extended from each electrode site so as to be connected to each contact. The deep brain stimulation transparent electrode array is capable of conducting deep brain electrical stimulation and brain wave detection while minimizing image distortion in magnetic resonance imaging, and accuracy of the deep brain electrical stimulation and the brain wave detection may be increased by enhancing ability to carry electric current and minimizing the image distortion in the magnetic resonance imaging.

DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE ARRAY AND NEURAL SIGNAL DETECTION METHOD USING SAME
20230045240 · 2023-02-09 ·

A deep brain stimulation transparent electrode array and a neural signal detection method using the same are proposed. The deep brain stimulation transparent electrode array includes a biocompatible dielectric substrate, a plurality of electrode sites arranged on one side of the substrate, a plurality of electrically conductive contacts arranged on the other side of the substrate, and an interconnector extended from each electrode site so as to be connected to each contact. The deep brain stimulation transparent electrode array is capable of conducting deep brain electrical stimulation and brain wave detection while minimizing image distortion in magnetic resonance imaging, and accuracy of the deep brain electrical stimulation and the brain wave detection may be increased by enhancing ability to carry electric current and minimizing the image distortion in the magnetic resonance imaging.

ADAPTIVE STIMULATION ARRAY CALIBRATION
20230045403 · 2023-02-09 ·

A mobility augmentation system assists a user's movement by determining a corresponding electrical stimulation for the movement. A wearable stimulation array includes sensors, electrodes, an electrode multiplexer, and a controller that executes the mobility augmentation system. The sensors measure movement data, and the mobility augmentation system applies a movement model to the measured movement data. The model can determine different electrical actuation instructions depending on the movement stimulated. For example, to stimulate a knee flexion, the movement model output enables a first set of the electrodes to operate as cathodes and a second set of electrodes to operate as anodes. To stimulate a knee extension, the first set of electrodes can be enabled to operate as anodes and a third set of electrodes as cathodes. The user can provide feedback of the applied stimulation, which the system can use to retrain the model and optimize the stimulation to the user.

System for electrical stimulation during functional MRI

The present disclosure relates to a system for generating a predefined electrical signal in an MR scanner for use in electrical stimulation of a subject during MRI or functional MRI of said subject, wherein said MR scanner is located inside a shielded MRI room. The system comprises a control unit to be located outside the MRI room for generating an electrical signal and an electrical to optical converter to be located outside the MRI room for converting said electrical signal to a corresponding optical signal. An optical transmitting element, such as an optical fiber, is used for transmitting the optical signal into the MRI room, and an optical to electrical converter is used for converting the optical signal to said predefined electrical signal for electrical stimulation of the subject during magnetic resonance imaging. The optical to electrical converter is configured for being located inside the MRI room and for operation during magnetic resonance imaging.

Determining a frequency for TTFields treatment based on an electrical characteristic of targeted cancer cells

Cancer treatment using TTFields (Tumor Treating Fields) can be customized to each individual subject by obtaining cancer cells from the subject, determining an electrical characteristic (e.g., dielectrophoretic forces, cell membrane capacitance, etc.) of the cancer cells, determining a frequency for the TTFields based on the determined electrical characteristic, and treating the cancer by applying TTFields to the subject at the determined frequency. In addition, cancer treatment can be planned for each individual subject by obtaining cancer cells from the subject, determining an electrical characteristic of the cancer cells, predicting whether TTFields would be effective to treat the cancer based on the determined electrical characteristic, and treating the subject by applying TTFields if the prediction indicates that TTFields would be effective.