Motor function neural control interface for spinal cord injury patients
US11607545B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 27, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06N3/02
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
At least one electrical brain signal is received from a patient and is demultiplexed into an efferent motor intention signal and at least one afferent sensory signal (such as an afferent touch sense signal and/or an afferent proprioception signal). A functional electrical stimulation (FES) device is controlled to apply FES to control a paralyzed portion of the patient that is paralyzed due to a spinal cord injury of the patient. The controlling of the FES device is based on at least the efferent motor intention signal. A demultiplexed afferent touch sense signal may be used to control a haptic device. The afferent sensory signal(s) may be used to adjust the FES control.
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