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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2023
Nextsense, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Pankaj Sunkeri, Belmont, CA (US);
Vivek K. Sharma, San Ramon, CA (US);
John Michael Elam, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
John Vernon, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Ravi Sawhney, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Lance Hussey, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Eric Chan, New York, NY (US);
Lemeng Shao, New York, NY (US);
NEXTSENSE, INC., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Adjustable auricular nerve stimulation devices, and associated systems and methods, are disclosed herein. A representative device for delivering an electrical signal to a subject includes a signal delivery element including at least two electrodes configured to deliver the electrical signal to a first portion of the subject's ear. The device also includes a retention element configured to engage a second portion of the subject's ear. The device further includes an adjustment mechanism permitting movement of the signal delivery element relative to the retention element to place the at least two electrodes in contact with the first portion of the subject's ear.