Medical device for olfactory stimulation

US11383053B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• INSERM (INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTÉ ET DE LA RECHERCHE MÉDICALE) · FR
• CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE · FR
• UNIVERSITE CLAUDE BERNAD LYON 1 · FR
• UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET SAINT-ETIENNE · FR

Inventors

• Marc Thevenet · L'Essart Mador, FR
• Patricia Viret · L'Essart Mador, FR

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 2, 2017
• Grant date: Jul 12, 2022
• Expiry date: Jun 9, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2240/00
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for olfactory stimulation of a patient with a plurality of scents, said device comprising: —a source (2) of a carrier gas (G); —a plurality of scent odorization circuits, each odorization circuit (4) comprising: —a container (18) containing an odorous volatile substance (V), —a container inlet line (26), provided with a container inlet valve (28), connecting an inlet (30) of said container with said source of carrier gas, and —a container outlet line (36), provided with a container outlet valve (38), connecting an outlet (40) of said container with an exit line (12); —a control unit (8), configured to control said container inlet valve and container outlet valve according to a medical protocol.