Electrical stimulation device
AssigneeY-Brain Inc.
InventorKiwon Lee
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Abstract
An electrical stimulation device is provided. The electrical stimulation device according to one embodiment of the present inventive concept is worn on the head so as to apply electrical stimulation to the brain, and comprises: a frame to be worn on the head; an electrode structure including an electrode part formed of a conductive member and a cover unit formed of an insulating member covering at least a part of the electrode part, and of which one end is connected to the frame; and a patch detachable from the electrode structure and making contact with the head when attached to the electrode structure.
Claims10
An electrical stimulation device configured to be worn on a human head, the electrical stimulation device comprising:
- a frame having an inner surface and an outer surface opposite to the inner surface, and configured to be worn on the human head;
- an a plurality of electrode structures installed on the inner surface of the frame, and configured to apply an electrical stimulation to a brain of the human head, wherein each electrode structure of the plurality of electrode structures comprises an electrode part formed of a conductive member and a cover unit formed of an insulating member surrounding at least a part of the electrode part, and one end of the electrode structure is connected to the inner surface of the frame;
- a plurality of patches coupled with the plurality of the electrode structures, wherein each patch of the plurality of patches is attached to the other end of corresponding electrode structure so as to be detachable from the corresponding electrode structure;
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- an operation unit installed on the inner surface of the frame, and configured to control an operation of the electrical stimulation device,
- wherein a marker is formed on the upper or lower surface of the frame.
An electrical stimulation device configured to be worn on a human head, the electrical stimulation device comprising:
- a frame having an inner surface and an outer surface opposite to the inner surface, and configured to be worn on the human head;
- an a plurality of electrode structures installed on the inner surface of the frame, and configured to apply an electrical stimulation to a brain of the human head, wherein each electrode structure of the plurality of electrode structures comprises an electrode part formed of a conductive member and a cover unit formed of an insulating member surrounding at least a part of the electrode part, and one end of the electrode structure is connected to the inner surface of the frame;
- a plurality of patches coupled with the plurality of the electrode structures, wherein each patch of the plurality of patches is attached to the other end of corresponding electrode structure so as to be detachable from the corresponding electrode structure;
- an operation unit installed on the inner surface of the frame, and configured to control an operation of the electrical stimulation device;
- a wear sensing part configured to sense a worn state of the frame;
- an impedance measurement part configured to measure impedance through the patch;
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- a controller configured to determine whether to apply current to the electrode part based on results of sensing of the wear sensing part and measurement of the impedance measurement part,
- wherein the wear sensing part comprises a gyro sensor capable of sensing a direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.