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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2017
Applicant:
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Susan Shore, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David Martel, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Seth Koehler, Baltimore, MD (US);
Assignee:
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 (2006.01); H04R 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 21/02 (2006.01); A61F 11/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/12 (2006.01); A61M 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 (2013.01); A61B 5/128 (2013.01); A61F 11/00 (2013.01); A61M 21/02 (2013.01); A61N 1/36036 (2017.08); H04R 25/75 (2013.01); A61M 2021/0027 (2013.01); A61M 2021/0072 (2013.01); A61N 1/361 (2013.01);
Abstract
Timed stimulation of both somatosensory system and auditory system is controlled, in such a manner, that an individual's brain activity is altered through spike-timing dependent plasticity, thereby reducing or removing tinnitus.