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US 8,046,083 B2Granted
Device for influencing brain functions of a human being
OwnerMartin Tegenthoff, Hubert Dinseinventors
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Abstract
Device for influencing brain functions of a human being by targeted stimulation of at least one region of the human body, comprising stimulating means that permit a stimulation of the region that is to be stimulated, characterized in that the stimulation is an electrical stimulation.
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A device for influencing brain functions of a human body by targeted stimulation of at least one region of the body, comprising:
- a stimulating unit for stimulating the region of the body that is being stimulated, said stimulating unit being constructed to produce an electrical stimulation that improves a sensory function selected from the group consisting of a first sensory function related to standing and walking and a second sensory function related to tasks involving fingers and hands;
- said stimulating unit emitting a sequence of electrical pulses;
- said stimulating unit producing a pause after a sequence of electrical pulses and after the pause emitting a further sequence of electrical pulses;
- and
- the pause between sequences of pulses being greater than a duration of the sequences of pulses;
- wherein said stimulating unit includes at least two electrodes for removable contact with a surface of the region of the body that is being stimulated, and said at least two electrodes are spaced apart from each other a distance of between 15 mm and 150 mm.
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A device for influencing brain functions of a human body by targeted stimulation of at least one region of the body, comprising:
- a stimulating unit for stimulating the region of the body that is being stimulated, said stimulating unit being constructed to produce an electrical stimulation that improves a sensory function selected from the group consisting of a first sensory function related to standing and walking and a second sensory function related to tasks involving fingers and hands;
- said stimulating unit emitting a sequence of electrical pulses;
- said stimulating unit producing a pause after a sequence of electrical pulses and after the pause emitting a further sequence of electrical pulses;
- and
- the pause between sequences of pulses being greater than a duration of the sequences of pulses;
- wherein said device has a weight of less than 5 kg.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.