US 12,168,140 B1
Apparatus for neural stimulation and method of use
Joseph Chalifoux, Nashua, NH (US)
Assigned to Photigen, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Photigen, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Jun. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/212,117.
Int. Cl. A61N 2/00 (2006.01); A61N 5/06 (2006.01); A61N 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); H04R 1/22 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 2/002 (2013.01) [A61N 2/006 (2013.01); A61N 5/0618 (2013.01); A61N 7/00 (2013.01); G06F 1/163 (2013.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); A61N 2005/0648 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0663 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0026 (2013.01); H04R 1/22 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for neural stimulation, the apparatus comprising:
a head device configured to be worn on a head of a user, the head device comprising:
an opaque screen configured to prevent outside light from reaching eyes of the user;
at least one light-emitting device configured to provide photic entrainment to the user, wherein the at least one light-emitting device is integrated with the opaque screen;
at least one control module electrically connected to the at least one light-emitting device and configured to receive one or more stimulatory commands, wherein the at least one control module is configured to operate the at least one light-emitting device as a function of the one or more stimulatory commands; and
at least one transcranial focused ultrasound device (TFUD), the at least one TFUD configured to provide neural stimulation to the user as a function of the one or more stimulatory commands; and
at least one computing device communicatively connected to the head device, the at least one computing device comprising;
a processor; and
a memory communicatively connected to the processor, the memory containing instructions configuring the processor to:
receive user data, wherein the user data comprises information relating to a neural state of the user;
generate the one or more stimulatory commands as a function of the user data, wherein generating the one or more stimulatory commands comprises determining the neural state of the user and using the neural state and/or a user input to determine whether the user is awake or asleep; and
transmit the one or more stimulatory commands to the head device, wherein the one or more stimulatory commands comprise a command to power on the at least one light-emitting device to provide photic entrainment to the user when the user is determined to be asleep and/or to power on the at least one TFUD and provide neural stimulation to the user when the user is determined to be asleep.