US 12,064,629 B1
Non-invasive neuromodulation (NINM) for rehabilitation of brain function
Yuri P. Danilov, Middleton, WI (US); Mitchell E. Tyler, Madison, WI (US); and Kurt A. Kaczmarek, Madison, WI (US)
Assigned to Advanced Neurorehabilitation, LLC, Madison, WI (US)
Filed by Advanced Neurorehabilitation, LLC, Madison, WI (US)
Filed on Mar. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/704,051.
Application 17/704,051 is a continuation of application No. 16/450,915, filed on Jun. 24, 2019, granted, now 11,285,325.
Application 16/450,915 is a continuation of application No. 15/602,060, filed on May 22, 2017, granted, now 10,328,263, issued on Jun. 25, 2019.
Application 15/602,060 is a continuation of application No. 14/615,766, filed on Feb. 6, 2015, granted, now 9,656,078, issued on May 23, 2017.
Application 14/615,766 is a continuation of application No. 14/341,141, filed on Jul. 25, 2014, granted, now 9,020,612, issued on Apr. 28, 2015.
Application 14/341,141 is a continuation of application No. 14/340,144, filed on Jul. 24, 2014, granted, now 8,909,345, issued on Dec. 9, 2014.
Application 14/340,144 is a continuation of application No. 12/348,301, filed on Jan. 4, 2009, granted, now 8,849,407, issued on Sep. 30, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/020,265, filed on Jan. 10, 2008.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/019,061, filed on Jan. 4, 2008.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61H 21/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/04 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); G09B 19/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 1/36103 (2013.01) [A61H 21/00 (2013.01); A61N 1/0456 (2013.01); A61N 1/0476 (2013.01); A61N 1/0492 (2013.01); A61N 1/0526 (2013.01); A61N 1/0548 (2013.01); A61N 1/36025 (2013.01); A61N 1/36082 (2013.01); G09B 19/00 (2013.01); A61N 1/36014 (2013.01); A61N 1/36067 (2013.01); A61N 1/36078 (2013.01); A61N 1/36092 (2013.01); A61N 1/36096 (2013.01); A61N 1/361 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for non-invasively assisting neurorehabilitation in a patient comprising:
engaging a patient in an exercise wherein the patient's ability to perform the cognitive exercise is hindered by impairment of the patient's nervous system; and
providing intraoral cutaneous stimulation of at least one of the patient's trigeminal nerve or the patient's facial nerve via one or more stimulators connected to a pattern generator and situated within the patient's mouth, by providing stimulation during a first period of time while the patient is engaged in the exercise and continuing the stimulation during a second period of time while the patient is not engaged in the exercise,
wherein the intraoral cutaneous stimulation is at least one of random pattern or a repeating pattern of electrical pulses generated by the pattern generator and delivered to the patient without any feedback from the patient or the patient's surroundings.