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US 12,702,869 B2Granted
Ultrasonic auricular vagus nerve stimulator using cannabinoid-containing coupling fluid
AssigneeNeurGear
InventorsStanley Ward Stephenson, Jonathan Taylor Hacker, Andrew Robert Slegaitis
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Abstract
A headset apparatus for a user comprising an ultrasound transducer mounted to the headset apparatus, wherein the ultrasound transducer is configured to press against the auricular vagus nerve, a coupling fluid on the surface of the transducer permitting ultrasonic energy to pass into human skin and, a cannabinoid extract in solution with the coupling fluid.
Claims18
A headset apparatus adjustable for one or more users to wear comprising:
- (a) an ultrasound transducer mounted to said apparatus, wherein said ultrasound transducer is configured to press against an ear of said one or more users;
- (b) a cannabinoid-containing coupling fluid on a surface of said ultrasound transducer, wherein said cannabinoid-containing coupling fluid comprises at least one cannabinoid selected from the group consisting of cannabidiol (CBD), tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and cannabinol, and wherein said cannabinoid-containing coupling fluid that facilitates transmission of ultrasonic energy into human skin while delivering said at least one cannabinoid to tissue at or near an auricular vagus nerve;
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- (c) a securing member configured to position said ultrasound transducer against the ear of said one or more users.
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A method for using an adjustable headset apparatus for one or more users to wear comprising:
- (a) providing an ultrasound transducer mounted to said headset apparatus, wherein said ultrasound transducer is configured to press against an ear of said one or more users;
- (b) applying a cannabinoid-containing coupling fluid to a surface of said ultrasound transducer, wherein said cannabinoid-containing coupling fluid comprises at least one cannabinoid selected from the group consisting of cannabidiol (CBD), tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and cannabinol, to facilitate transmission of ultrasonic energy into human skin;
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- (c) delivering said at least one cannabinoid to tissue at or near an auricular vagus nerve during application of ultrasound energy.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.