US 12,144,981 B2
Patterned stimulation intensity for neural stimulation
Dustin J. Tyler, Highland Heights, OH (US); Daniel Tan, Cleveland, OH (US); and Matthew Schiefer, Shaker Heights, OH (US)
Assigned to CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, Cleveland, OH (US)
Filed by Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (US)
Filed on Jun. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/331,208.
Application 18/331,208 is a continuation of application No. 16/951,042, filed on Nov. 18, 2020, granted, now 11,672,971.
Application 16/951,042 is a continuation of application No. 15/104,589, granted, now 10,960,203, issued on Mar. 30, 2021, previously published as PCT/US2014/070435, filed on Dec. 16, 2014.
Application 15/104,589 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2013/075329, filed on Dec. 16, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2023/0310844 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 1/0551 (2013.01) [A61N 1/36003 (2013.01); A61N 1/36014 (2013.01); A61N 1/36031 (2017.08); A61N 1/36034 (2017.08); A61N 1/36067 (2013.01); A61N 1/361 (2013.01); A61N 1/36103 (2013.01); A61N 1/36139 (2013.01); A61N 1/36146 (2013.01); A61N 1/3615 (2013.01); A61N 1/36178 (2013.01); A61N 1/36189 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for providing a virtual sensation to a user, comprising:
a pulse generator;
a set of electrodes connected to the pulse generator; and
a receiver connected to the pulse generator; wherein:
the receiver is operative to receive a first signal;
the pulse generator is operative to output a second signal to the set of electrodes;
at least one of the set the electrodes is operative to apply the second signal to the user at a first position on the user's body; and
the application of the second signal to the user induces a virtual sensation at a second position on the user's body, the second position different than the first position.