# US 2025/0082934 A1 · Brain stimulation device and brain stimulation system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2025/0082934 A1 - Document ID: US20250082934A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/562,065 - Filed: 2023-06-02 - Published: 2025-03-13 - Earliest claimed: 2022-06-02 - Assignees: Kt&G Corporation - Applicants: Kt&G Corporation - Inventors: Won Kyeong LEE; Min Kyu KIM; Paul Joon SUNWOO - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250082934A1 ## CPC - A61M 21/02: for inducing sleep or relaxation, e.g. by direct nerve stimulation, hypnosis, analgesia (for massage A61H; electrotherapy A61N, e.g. applying alternating or intermittent electric currents for producing anaesthesia A61N1/36021) - A61N 1/36031: {using physiological parameters for adjustment} - A61N 1/0456: {Specially adapted for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation [TENS]} - A61N 1/36014: {External stimulators, e.g. with patch electrodes (external pacemakers A61N1/3625)} - A61N 1/36025: {for treating a mental or cerebral condition} - A61N 1/3603: {Control systems} - A61N 1/36034: {specified by the stimulation parameters} - G16H 20/30: relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising - G16H 40/63: for local operation - A24F 47/00: Smokers' requisites not otherwise provided for - A61B 5/01: Measuring temperature of body parts {; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue} (clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20) - A61B 5/0205: Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition - A61B 5/021: Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels - A61B 5/02438: {with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient} - A61B 5/14532: {for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement} - A61B 5/14542: {for measuring blood gases (A61B5/14551 takes precedence)} - A61B 5/332: Portable devices specially adapted therefor - A61B 5/4266: {sweat secretion} - A61B 5/6803: {Head-worn items, e.g. helmets, masks, headphones or goggles} - A61M 2021/0027: {by the hearing sense} - A61M 2021/005: {images, e.g. video} - A61M 2021/0072: {with application of electrical currents} - A61M 2205/3592: using telemetric means, e.g. radio or optical transmission - A61M 2205/507: Head Mounted Displays [HMD] - A61M 2205/6018: providing set-up signals for the apparatus configuration - A61M 2205/609: Biometric patient identification means - A61M 2205/8206: battery-operated - A61M 2230/04: Heartbeat characteristics, e.g. ECG, blood pressure modulation - A61M 2230/06: Heartbeat rate only - A61M 2230/201: Glucose concentration - A61M 2230/205: partial oxygen pressure (P-O2) - A61M 2230/30: Blood pressure (A61M2230/04 takes precedence) - A61M 2230/50: Temperature - A61M 2230/65: Impedance, e.g. conductivity, capacity - A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)} - A61N: ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY (measurement of bioelectric currents A61B; surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body A61B18/00; anaesthetic apparatus in general A61M; incandescent lamps H01K; infrared radiators for heating H05B) - G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA - A24F: SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES (inhaling appliances for medical purposes, shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes A61M15/06) - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) ## Abstract A brain stimulation system includes a wearable electronic device including a display, a biometric information acquisition unit, and a first processor, and a brain stimulation device having at least one area that is attached to the body of a user and configured to apply brain stimulation to the user such that the user feels a smoking sensation. The biometric information acquisition unit detects changed biometric information of the user in response to the brain stimulation, and the first processor displays one of a virtual reality image and an augmented reality image including the detected biometric information of the user on the display. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A brain stimulation system comprising: a wearable electronic device including a display, a biometric information acquisition unit, and a first processor; and a brain stimulation device having at least one area configured to be attached to a body of a user and apply brain stimulation to the user such that the user feels a smoking sensation, wherein the biometric information acquisition unit detects biometric information of the user that changes in response to the brain stimulation, and the first processor controls the display to display one of a virtual reality image and an augmented reality image including the detected biometric information of the user. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The brain stimulation system of claim 1, wherein the biometric information acquisition unit includes at least one of a heart rate measurement sensor, an electrocardiogram measurement sensor, a body temperature measurement sensor, a sweat measurement sensor, and an oxygen saturation measurement sensor. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The brain stimulation system of claim 1, wherein the first processor controls the display to display one of a virtual reality image and an augmented reality image including a smoking progress rate based on a change in the biometric information. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The brain stimulation system of claim 1, wherein the first processor controls the display to display a virtual reality image or an augmented reality image including a warning message to stop using the brain stimulation device when the biometric information is greater than or equal to a preset threshold. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The brain stimulation system of claim 1, wherein the brain stimulation device comprises: a housing including an accommodation space for accommodating an article; an output unit configured to out a current; and a second processor configured to control the output unit to provide a current corresponding to the article to the body of the user. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The brain stimulation system of claim 5, wherein the article is a cigarette-shaped memory stick including a memory in which identification information is stored. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The brain stimulation system of claim 6, wherein the identification information includes a type of the article and a number of available uses of the article. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The brain stimulation system of claim 5, wherein the second processor applies a current corresponding to a first current profile to the body of the user through the output unit such that brain stimulation corresponding to a first brain stimulation profile is applied to the user when it is detected that a first article is accommodated in the accommodation space, and the second processor applies a current corresponding to a second current profile to the body of the user through the output unit such that brain stimulation corresponding to a second brain stimulation profile is applied to the user when it is detected that a second article different from the first article is accommodated in the accommodation space. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The brain stimulation system of claim 8, wherein the first processor displays one of a virtual reality image and an augmented reality image in which cigarette smoke is generated, and controls the display to change an image of at least one of a color, an amount, and a shape of the cigarette smoke depending on a type of the article. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The brain stimulation system of claim 8, wherein the first processor displays one of a preset virtual reality image for stress relief and a preset augmented reality image for stress relief on the display when the biometric information corresponds to a preset stress range. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The brain stimulation system of claim 10, wherein the one of the preset virtual reality image for stress relief and the preset augmented reality image for stress relief includes an image of a natural environment or a certain place selected for stress relief of the user. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The brain stimulation system of claim 11, further comprising a sound reproduction device, wherein the first processor controls the sound reproduction device to output a sound corresponding to the one of the preset virtual reality image for stress relief and the preset augmented reality image for stress relief. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The brain stimulation system of claim 1, wherein the wearable electronic device includes a first communication unit, and the brain stimulation device includes a second communication unit for communicating with the first communication unit. ### Claim 14 A brain stimulation device comprising: a display; a biometric information acquisition unit; an accommodation space configured to accommodate an article; an output unit having at least one area configured to be attached to a body of a user and apply a current corresponding to the article to the body of the user to apply brain stimulation to the user such that the user feels a smoking sensation; and a processor configured to control operations of the display, the biometric information acquisition unit, and the output unit, wherein the biometric information acquisition unit detects biometric information of the user that changes in response to the brain stimulation, and the processor controls the display to display one of a virtual reality image and an augmented reality image including the detected biometric information of the user. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The brain stimulation device of claim 14, wherein the biometric information acquisition unit includes at least one of a heart rate measurement sensor, an electrocardiogram measurement sensor, a body temperature measurement sensor, a sweat measurement sensor, and an oxygen saturation measurement sensor.