System and 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

A neuromodulation system provides personalized neurostimulation to a user by using a neurostimulation device reversibly coupleable to a head region. The processing subsystem receives an input associated with the user and determines a user-selected goal based on the input with a mapping, then determines the personalized neurostimulation pattern for the user based on the user-selected goal and transmits the personalized neurostimulation pattern to the neurostimulation device for delivery.

The system also determines a progress of the user toward the user-selected goal based on one or more additional inputs from the user. Based on the determined progress, the processing subsystem modifies the personalized neurostimulation pattern.

In one mapping implementation, the mapping is implemented as a lookup table, and in other mapping implementations it can use decision tree/lookup table mappings. Pattern modification can include changing at least one of the stimulation device locations, the waveform, or the intensity, and for electrode-based devices it can include updating an electrode subset.

Claims Coverage

The independent claim set includes three independent claims: system, method, and non-transitory processor-readable medium. They share five inventive features covering mapping-based goal determination, personalized neurostimulation pattern selection, transmission for delivery by a head-coupled device, progress determination from additional inputs, and modification of the pattern based on progress.

Across the independent claims, personalization is achieved by determining a user-selected goal using an input and a mapping, selecting a personalized neurostimulation pattern for that goal, transmitting the pattern to a neurostimulation device for delivery, determining user progress using additional inputs, and modifying the personalized neurostimulation pattern based on the progress.

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