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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2016
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (US);
Richard M. Costanzo, Manakin Sabot, VA (US);
Woon-Hong Yeo, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (US);
Abstract
The system includes various embodiments of components, including (1) a sensor array, (2) a processor, (3) a transmitter, (4) a receiver-stimulator, and (5) an implantable electrode array. The gustatory implant system generates tastant fingerprints by detecting tastants with an array of chemical sensors and then transmitting variable spatiotemporal stimulation patterns for an electrode array with electrode stimulating points positioned at different locations in the gustatory cortex (e.g., stimulating the chorda tympanic nerve). Different patterns of activity in the gustatory cortex are thereby generated which mimic the sense of taste in a subject. Once trained the system should be usable by a subject to detect or correctly identify or perceive one or more tastes. The system may also include an external electronic device for processing and displaying information to monitor ingestion of various substances in a subject.
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