Human performance enhancement method and apparatus using upward travelling wave of electrical stimuli
US11806144B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 2021 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60N2230/30
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A human body support has a plurality of electrodes arranged in an array and spaced longitudinally with respect to the human body. The array extends from an inferior position to a more superior position along the body. A sensor measures a parameter of the human body that is capable of indicating the presence of drowsiness. A controller has an input connected to the sensor for receiving a signal representing the sensed parameter and has outputs connected to each of the electrodes. The controller detects whether the sensed parameter is within a range indicating the presence of drowsiness and applies a wave of electrical stimuli against the human body in response to detection of a sensed parameter within the range. The electrical stimuli cause periodic tightening and relaxing of proximate muscles as the wave progresses in a direction from an inferior location on the human body toward a more superior location.
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