External ear canal pressure regulation system
AssigneeNocira, LLC
InventorsDavid Mager George, George Buckler, David Brice Sullivan
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Abstract
An external ear canal pressure regulation device including a fluid flow generator and an earpiece having a first axial earpiece conduit fluidically coupled to the fluid flow generator, whereby the earpiece has a compliant earpiece external surface configured to sealably engage an external ear canal as a barrier between an external ear canal pressure and an ambient pressure.
Claims20
(canceled)
A fluid transfer system for treatment of a neurological disorder, the fluid transfer system comprising:
- an external ear canal pressure device comprising:
- an earpiece;
- and
- a fluid flow generator being configured to generate a fluid flow between the earpiece and an external ear canal;
- and
- a computer device being discrete from the external ear canal pressure device and being configured to control the external ear canal pressure device.
A method for treatment of a symptom of a neurological disorder, the method comprising:
- engaging a first external ear canal of an ear of a user with an earpiece of an external ear canal pressure device;
- receiving user input from a user interface on a computer device that is discrete from the external ear canal pressure device and being configured to control the external ear canal pressure device;
- generating signals based on the user input and wirelessly sending the signals from the computer device to the external ear canal pressure device;
- and
- controlling a fluid flow generator of the external ear canal pressure device based at least in part on the signals received wirelessly from the computer device to produce a pressure differential between an external ear canal pressure and an ambient pressure.
An external ear canal pressure device for treatment of a neurological disorder, the device comprising:
- an earpiece;
- a fluid flow generator being configured to generate a fluid flow between the earpiece and an external ear canal;
- and
- a transceiver capable of wireless communication with a computer device that is discrete from the external ear canal pressure device and that is configured to control the external ear canal pressure device;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.