System amd method for individualizing neuromodulation

Inventors

Wingeier, Brett • Lin, Randall • Toker, Daniel

Assignees

Halo Abc LLC • Flow Neuroscience Inc

Abstract

A system for individualizing neuromodulation includes a neurostimulation device having a set of electrodes, and an application executing on a user device. Additionally or alternatively, the system can include any or all of: a sensor system, a head-securing mechanism, a remote server, storage, an accessory device, and any other suitable component. A method for individualizing neuromodulation includes determining a task of interest to a user; determining a user skill level associated with the task; determining a set of goals; determining an individualized neuromodulation program comprising a neurostimulation pattern; and delivering the neurostimulation pattern to the user. Additionally or alternatively, the method can include any or all of: determining user progress; displaying user progress; receiving user feedback; determining and/or adapting neuromodulation program based on user progress and/or user feedback; and any other suitable process.

Core Innovation

The invention provides a system and method for providing individualized neurostimulation to a user using an electrode-based neurostimulation device controlled by an application. The application receives an input from the user associated with a program at the application and determines a neuromodulation goal based on the program, wherein the neuromodulation goal is determined at least in part with a first mapping. The method further determines an individualized neurostimulation pattern using a second mapping, configured to achieve the neuromodulation goal.

After determining the individualized neurostimulation pattern, the method delivers the neurostimulation pattern via the neurostimulation device. The application also calculates a user progress metric associated with the neuromodulation goal and updates the neurostimulation pattern based on the user progress metric. The computing system in communication with the application performs these determining, transmitting, calculating, and updating functions in the system embodiment.

In some embodiments, the individualized neurostimulation pattern includes stimulation pattern components such as an electrode montage and stimulation parameters, along with targeted brain regions. Electrode montage selection may use electrode subsets, and the system may update the neurostimulation pattern based on user progress while maintaining the goal-oriented relationship between the first mapping and the second mapping.

Claims Coverage

The independent claims covered are clm-00001 and clm-00013, each describing a core closed-loop architecture with two mappings and progress-based updating. Across the independent claims, the inventive features are organized around user-program input, goal determination using a first mapping, individualized pattern determination using a second mapping, delivery of the pattern to the neurostimulation device, and calculation of a user progress metric with updating of the pattern.

Both independent claims claim a feedback-driven individualized neuromodulation workflow in which user input tied to a program is converted into a neuromodulation goal using a first mapping, translated into an individualized neurostimulation pattern using a second mapping, delivered by an electrode-based neurostimulation device, and then revised by updating the pattern in response to a user progress metric.

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