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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2022
Applicant:
Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (US);
Inventors:
Samuel Colachis, Columbus, OH (US);
Eric Meyers, Columbus, OH (US);
Justin Sanchez, Vienna, VA (US);
David Friedenberg, Worthington, OH (US);
Assignee:
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE, Columbus, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); G16H 80/00 (2018.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); A61N 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/015 (2013.01); A61N 1/0484 (2013.01); A61N 1/36031 (2017.08); A61N 1/36034 (2017.08); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); G16H 80/00 (2018.01);
Abstract
A device is provided for delivering somatosensation. A garment is wearable on a body part, and includes an array of electrodes in electrical contact with skin of the body part when the garment is worn on the body part. An electronics module is configured to use the array of electrodes of the garment to apply a somatosensation pattern providing guidance in performing a motor action, or providing a pain sensation to the wearer.