# US 10,500,129 B2 · Device for the treating of pain with high amplitude low frequency sound impulse stimulation

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- Number: US 10,500,129 B2
- Document ID: US10500129B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/129,511
- Filed: 2015-03-27
- Published: 2017-06-22
- Granted: 2019-12-10
- Earliest claimed: 2014-03-27
- Assignees: PaciniMedico ApS
- Applicants: PaciniMedico ApS
- Inventors: Peter Michael Nielsen; Jesper Rønager
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10500129B2

## CPC

- A61H 23/0236: {using sonic waves, e.g. using loudspeakers}
- A61H 2201/0142: Beds
- A61H 2201/0149: Seat or chair
- A61H 2201/1619: Thorax
- A61H 2201/1623: Back
- A61H 2201/1628: Pelvis
- A61H 2201/165: Wearable interfaces
- A61H 2201/1654: Layer between the skin and massage elements, e.g. fluid or ball
- A61H 2201/50: Control means thereof
- A61H 2201/5046: Touch screens
- A61H 2201/5048: Audio interfaces, e.g. voice or music controlled
- A61H 2201/5084: Acceleration sensors
- A61H 2205/081: Back
- A61H 2205/083: Abdomen
- A61H 2230/045: used as a control parameter for the apparatus
- A61H 2230/06: Heartbeat rate
- A61H 2230/065: used as a control parameter for the apparatus
- A61H 2230/08: Other bio-electrical signals
- A61H 2230/10: Electroencephalographic signals
- A61H 2230/105: used as a control parameter for the apparatus
- A61H 2230/60: Muscle strain, i.e. measured on the user, e.g. Electromyography [EMG]
- A61H 2230/65: Impedance, e.g. skin conductivity; capacitance, e.g. galvanic skin response [GSR]
- A61H: PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY (electrotherapy, magnetotherapy, radiation therapy or ultrasound therapy A61N)

## Abstract

A system for relieving pain of a user includes an electromechanical transducer configured to generate generate tactile sound waves (vibrations) with a frequency between 5 Hz and 200 Hz, a holder configured to keep the transducer in a fixed position adjacent to the mesenterial and internal organs' Pacinian corpuscles located in the abdominal cavity of the user, and a controller configured to control the amplitude and frequency of the transducer.

## Claims

### Claim 1

System for relieving pain of a user comprising:
an electromechanical transducer arranged to generate tactile sound waves with a frequency between 5 Hz and 200 Hz;
a holder arranged to keep the transducer in a fixed position adjacent to the mesenterial and internal organs' Pacinian corpuscles located in the abdominal cavity of the user, said transducer arranged to stimulate the Pacinian corpuscles in the mesenterium and the organs of the abdominal cavity;
a computer implemented system for determining a set of tactile sound wave parameters, wherein the computer implemented system is configured to perform the steps of:
executing a predefined sequence of tests of tactile sound waves between 5 Hz and 200 Hz, stimulating the Pacinian corpuscles located in the abdominal cavity of the user, wherein each test corresponds to a set of frequency and amplitude parameters,
collecting brain response data from the user for each test, obtaining a collection of data,
selecting the most efficient set of tactile sound wave parameters for the user by ranking the collection of data of brain responses for each of the tests; and
a controller arranged to control the amplitude and frequency of the transducer according to the selected set of tactile sound parameters.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

System according to claim 1, wherein the holder is configured such that the electromechanical transducer is placed on the front side of the body adjacent to the abdominal cavity of the user.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

System according to claim 1, wherein the holder is configured such that the electromechanical transducer is placed on the back side of the body adjacent to the abdominal cavity of the user.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

System according to claim 1, wherein the holder comprises a belt, band or strap, to which the electromechanical transducer is attached.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

System according to claim 1, wherein the holder comprises a plate configured to transfer the tactile sound waves from the transducer to the body of the user.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

System according to claim 5, wherein the plate is shaped to connect only to soft tissue on the body of the user.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

System according to claim 1, further comprising at least one metal rod, wherein (a) proximal end(s) of the rod(s) is/are attached to the plate, and (a) distal end(s) is/are attached to the transducer.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

System according to claim 7, wherein the rod(s) is/are mounted substantially perpendicular to the plate.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

System according to claim 7, wherein the transducer is detachable from the rod(s).

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

System according to claim 1, wherein the holder of the electromechanical transducer is built-in to or on to a backrest of a chair.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

System according to claim 10, said rod(s) extending through the backrest of the chair, wherein the transducer is mounted on the rod(s) on the backside of the backrest of the chair.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

System according to claim 1, further comprising at least one bag of gel placed between the user and the transducer, wherein the at least one bag of gel is configured to transfer the tactile sound waves from the transducer to the user.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

System according to claim 12, wherein the at least one bag of gel is built-in to the backrest of the chair.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

System according to claim 1, further comprising an accelerometer configured to measure a vibration impact on the patient from the transducer.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

System according to claim 14, the accelerometer further comprising an alarm element configured to generate an alert if the measured vibration exceeds a predefined limit.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

System according to claim 15, wherein the predefined limit is in the range of 0.1-1.0 m/s2.

### Claim 17 (depends on 1)

System according to claim 1, further comprising an audio playback unit for playing music to the user.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

System according to claim 17, wherein the controller is configured such that the generated tactile sound waves are synchronised with at least a part of tones in a predefined frequency range, in the music played to the user.

### Claim 19 (depends on 17)

System according to claim 17, wherein the controller is configured such that the generated tactile sound waves are synchronised with the beat of the music played to the user.

### Claim 20 (depends on 17)

System according to claim 17, wherein the controller is configured such that the generated tactile sound waves are synchronised with the tones in a selected channel of the music played to the user.

### Claim 21 (depends on 17)

System according to claim 17, wherein the controller is configured such that the tactile sound waves are characterized by the audio waves in the music within the frequency range supported by the electromechanical transducer.

### Claim 22 (depends on 1)

System according to claim 1, further comprising a device configured to manually register levels of mood and pain of the user.

### Claim 23 (depends on 1)

System according to claim 1, further comprising sensors configured to measure electrocardiography, and/or hear rate variability, and/or electromyography, and/or galvanic skin response.

### Claim 24 (depends on 23)

System according to claim 23, wherein the amplitude and/or frequency of the transducer and/or the music played to the user is based on the electrocardiography, and/or heart rate variability, and/or electromyography, and/or galvanic skin response.

### Claim 25 (depends on 1)

System according to claim 1, further comprising a camera configured to measure a diameter of a pupil of the user.

### Claim 26 (depends on 1)

System according to claim 1, wherein the generated tactile sound waves are sensed through the body.

### Claim 27 (depends on 1)

System according to claim 1, wherein the frequency and amplitude of the tactile sound waves are combined such that the Pacinian corpuscles in the mesenterium and the organs of the abdominal cavity are stimulated by the generated tactile sound waves.

### Claim 28

Method for determining a set of tactile sound wave parameters, comprising the steps of:
providing a collection of brain response data from a user, wherein said brain response data was collected while the Pacinian corpuscles located in the abdominal cavity of the user were stimulated by executing a predefined sequence of tests of tactile sound waves between 5 Hz and 200 Hz, wherein each test corresponds to a set of frequency and amplitude parameters;
selecting the most efficient set of tactile sound wave parameters for the user by ranking the collection of data of brain responses for each of the tests.

### Claim 29 (depends on 28)

Method according to claim 28, wherein the brain response data comprises subjective data provided manually by the user.

### Claim 30 (depends on 28)

Method according to claim 28, wherein data pairs for a number of single stimulations are collected and averaged, each data pair comprising a stimulation and a brain response.

### Claim 31 (depends on 28)

Method according to claim 28, wherein the collection of data is an evoked potential.

### Claim 32 (depends on 28)

Method according to claim 28, wherein the collection of data is the spontaneous electrical activity of an electroencephalography (EEG).

### Claim 33 (depends on 28)

Method according to claim 28, wherein the collection of data is the spontaneous electrical activity of an electromyography (EMG).

### Claim 34 (depends on 28)

Method according to claim 28, wherein the tactile sound wave is a sinusoidal wave.