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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2011
Zachary D. Paul, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Stefanie Lattner, Gibsonia, PA (US);
Benjamin A. Giovannelli, Gibsonia, PA (US);
Michael E. Colbaugh, Level Green, PA (US);
Todd Kirby, Spring Church, PA (US);
Kevin Wells, Saltsburg, PA (US);
William H. Broadley, Pittsburg, PA (US);
AL Vangura, Gibsonia, PA (US);
Michael Cessna, McKees Rocks, PA (US);
Zachary D. Paul, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Stefanie Lattner, Gibsonia, PA (US);
Benjamin A. Giovannelli, Gibsonia, PA (US);
Michael E. Colbaugh, Level Green, PA (US);
Todd Kirby, Spring Church, PA (US);
Kevin Wells, Saltsburg, PA (US);
William H. Broadley, Pittsburg, PA (US);
Al Vangura, Gibsonia, PA (US);
Michael Cessna, McKees Rocks, PA (US);
RIC INVESTMENTS, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure describes a system configured to stimulate a vestibular system of a user while the user is in a sleeping position. The system comprises a housing; a power supply; an electrode assembly; a controller that controls stimulation of the vestibular system through delivery of energy from the power supply to the electrode assembly; an input element configured to control operation of the system; an auditory output device that provides auditory output to the user, wherein the auditory output is synchronized with the stimulation of the vestibular system to enhance an effect of the stimulation; a mounting assembly for mounting the housing on the user; and a sensor adapted to generate an output signal related to a physiological parameter of the user, wherein the controller controls the electrode assembly to cease delivery of the energy responsive to the output signal indicating that the user is leaving the sleeping position.