System and method for predicting hallucinations
US10349899B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 15, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB25J9/1689
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for predicting a likelihood of an occurrence of hallucinations in a subject including a master device configured to be at least one of moved, moved on, and manipulated by a subject, a slave device operably connected with the master device and adapted so that the subject is directly or indirectly touched by the slave device according with the master device's movement, a computer device operably connected to both the master and the slave device, the computer device configured to modulate at least one of a time, space, and force activation of the slave device in response to an activation of the master device, record data regarding a difference in at least one of time, space and force activation, compare the recorded data with reference data, and graphically or numerically showing the result of the comparison on a display device, as an indicator of the likelihood of the occurrence of hallucinations in a subject.
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