Patent classifications
A61N2007/0026
Medical headgear and transcranial ultrasound transmission device comprising the same
A medical headgear includes an ultrasound transducer and a headgear. The ultrasound transducer is configured to generate a low intensity ultrasound. The headgear supports the ultrasound transducer. The headgear includes a rear portion case including a slide guide configured to support an occipital and a support pad configured to support a crown. The headgear further includes a front portion case connected to the rear portion case to be slidably movable in one direction. The front portion case includes two temporal support pads configured to support both temporal portions.
Neuromodulation techniques
The subject matter of the present disclosure generally relates to techniques for applying mechanical or ultrasound energy to a region of interest in a subject to induce modulation of one or more nerve pathways. The region of interest may include at least a portion of a nerve ganglion.
Methods and apparatuses for reducing bleeding via electrical trigeminal nerve stimulation
Disclosed are apparatuses and methods for reducing or limiting bleeding (e.g., blood loss and/or bleeding time) in an animal by trigeminal stimulation. The apparatuses and methods may activate one or more branches of the trigeminal nerve. This activation may be invasive or non-invasive.
Delivery of therapeutic neuromodulation
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to techniques for neuromodulation delivery. Based on image data acquired from the subject, control parameters controlling energy application of neuromodulating energy may be dynamically changed during the course of the delivery to maintain desired characteristics of the neuromodulating energy. For example, the beam of the neuromodulating energy may be dynamically adjusted to account for movement of an organ during breathing. In another embodiment, a desired region of interest is identified within the subject based on a trained neural network and the acquired image data.
IMPOTENCE TREATMENT
The current disclosure relates to a system for treating impotence. In some embodiments, the device includes a mount for holding a transducer in intimate contact to a penile tissue. For example, an ultrasound transducer and/or a vibration transducer may be held in vibrational communication with a corpora, a crura, a root of the penis and/or a glans. For example, the mount may include a sheath and/or a tubular body that may be rigid, partially flexible and/or flexible. The sheath may be open on one or both ends and/or may fully surround the penis and/or include a slit on one side. Optionally, the tubular body includes one or more extensions that reach the root of the penis and/or the crura. For example, the extensions may extend proximally from a proximal end of the sheath and/or the extensions may include transducers that face and/or inward (towards one another).
STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR MODIFYING ULTRASOUND TREATMENT
Structures and methods for ultrasound treatment of neurological and psychological conditions, using energy levels which do not cause heating or cavitation. The structure includes an outer casing comprising a first material, and a disk positioned inside the outer casing. The disk comprises a second material that differs in composition from the first material and that has a higher acoustic attenuation of ultrasound energy than the first material.
NON-INVASIVE STIMULATION SYSTEM FOR SYNCHRONOUS STIMULATION OF STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLES AND CUTANEOUS CERVICAL NERVE BRANCHES WITH AUTONOMIC CONNECTIONS
A stimulation device includes a body containing at least one stimulation means adapted to be transcutaneously attached to the neck of a subject. The stimulation means is adapted to generate a stimulating signal during a stimulating state. The stimulation means is positioned to be in stimulating contact with the sternocleidomastoid muscle and the trunks of the lesser occipital nerve, greater auricular nerve, transverse cervical nerve or supraclavicular nerve with their autonomic fibers synchronously. The stimulation can be provided in the form an electrical, optical, vibrational, thermal, mechanical and/or magnetic stimulation. The stimulation device can be used bilaterally on the right and left sides of the subject's neck, working as a system in a synchronous or alternating manner.
DEVICES AND METHODS FOR APPLYING ULTRASOUND TO BRAIN STRUCTURES WITHOUT MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
Ultrasound treatment of neurological conditions with energy levels that do not cause damage such as heating or cavitation. A method includes detecting a plurality of Doppler signals from a plurality of arteries near a brain structure, aligning an ultrasound transducer with the brain structure based on the plurality of Doppler signals, and applying ultrasound waves from the ultrasound transducer to the brain structure.
NON-INVASIVE FOCUSED ULTRASOUND NEUROMODULATION TO TREAT PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS
The subject matter of the present disclosure generally relates to techniques for applying focused ultrasound energy to a region of interest in a subject to induce neuromodulation of the celiac plexus to treat inflammatory bowel disease. The region of interest ay include at least a portion of a peripheral ganglion of the celiac plexus.
THERAPEUTIC INHIBITION AND STIMULATION WITH TRANSCRANIAL ULTRASOUND
A health message is received. At least one target brain region is selected in response to receiving the health message. An ultrasound modality profile based on the health message and the at least one target brain region is generated. A wearable therapeutic ultrasound device directs the ultrasound beams to the at least one target brain region in response to the health message. The ultrasound beams are driven with the ultrasound beam profile.