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US 2017/0304084 A1Published application
Methods and systems for controlling body parts and devices using ipsilateral motor cortex and motor related cortex
AssigneeWashington University
InventorsEric Claude Leuthardt, Kimberly Kreines, Nick Anderson
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Abstract
A system for controlling a body part includes a number of sensing devices that sense signals from a hemisphere of a brain. A signal translating unit translates the signals into a command signal for controlling the body part, which is on a same side of the body as the hemisphere of the brain. A prosthetic device receives the command signal from the signal translating unit and manipulates the body part in response to the command signal.
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A method for controlling a body part, comprising the steps of:
- sensing a plurality of signals from a hemisphere of a brain;
- translating the sensed signals into a command signal for controlling the body part, which is on a same side of the body as the hemisphere of the brain;
- and
- manipulating the body part in response to the command signal.
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A system for controlling a body part comprising:
- a plurality of sensing devices that sense signals from a hemisphere of a brain;
- a signal translating unit that translates the sensed signals into a command signal for controlling the body part, which is on a same side of the body as the hemisphere of the brain;
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- a device that receives the command signal from the signal unit and manipulates the body part in response to the command signal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.