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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2020
Washington University, St. Louis, MO (US);
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Christian Guay, St. Louis, MO (US);
Ben Palanca, St. Louis, MO (US);
Emery N. Brown, Boston, MA (US);
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, St. Louis, MO (US);
THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
Among the various aspects of the present disclosure is the provision of methods and systems for (i) modulating, enhancing, or maintaining slow waves using phase-locked neurostimulation; (ii) modulating, enhancing, or maintaining unconsciousness; or (iii) reducing the amount of anesthesia required in a subject. Briefly, therefore, the present disclosure is directed to applying neurostimulation to the brain of a subject to enhance anesthesia, thereby decreasing drug requirements of anesthesia.