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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2003
Applicants:
Daniel M. Merfeld, Lincoln, MA (US);
Wangsong Gong, Revere, MA (US);
Steven D. Rauch, Watertown, MA (US);
Conrad Wall, Iii, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Daniel M. Merfeld, Lincoln, MA (US);
Wangsong Gong, Revere, MA (US);
Steven D. Rauch, Watertown, MA (US);
Conrad Wall, III, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/372 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for stimulating the vestibular system includes an actuator disposed to interact with the vestibular nerve and a controller for causing the actuator to interact with the vestibular nerve. The result of the interaction is that the brain receives a stationary signal.