Systems and methods for configuring a brain control interface using data from deployed systems
Inventors
Oxley, Thomas James • YOO, Peter Eli
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Publication Number
US-12032345-B2
Publication Date
2024-07-09
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Abstract
Universal switch modules, universal switches, and methods of using the same are disclosed, including methods of preparing an individual to interface with an electronic device or software. For example, a method is disclosed that can include measuring brain-related signals of the individual to obtain a first sensed brain-related signal when the individual generates a task-irrelevant thought. The method can include transmitting the first sensed brain-related signal to a processing unit. The method can include associating the task-irrelevant thought and the first sensed brain-related signal with N input commands. The method can include compiling the task-irrelevant thought, the first sensed brain-related signal, and the N input commands to an electronic database.
Core Innovation
The invention relates to configuring a patient device control system that includes a patient implant and a patient device, where the patient implant detects a patient’s neural activity and produces a signal that is used to allow the patient to control the patient device using the neural activity. The configuration is based on establishing a database comprising a plurality of field data from a plurality of deployed device control systems.
The database is electronically retrieved from each deployed device control system and the field data includes operational parameters, operating performance, and a criteria of the associated user. The field data is used to analyze the database to determine a plurality of suggested operational parameters based on an acceptable operating performance or a pre-determined user criteria.
A caregiver provides information regarding a desired operating performance or desired patient specific criteria, and at least one suggested operational parameter is provided based on the caregiver information. The suggested operational parameter enables the patient device control system to control the patient device when implanted in the patient, thereby supporting patient-specific reconfiguration using aggregated field data from deployed systems.
Claims Coverage
The document contains one independent claim that covers a caregiver-driven configuration workflow using aggregated field data and database analysis to determine and provide suggested operational parameters for a patient device control system. The independent claim includes database establishment, field-data composition and retrieval, analysis to determine suggested operational parameters, and caregiver-provided selection for patient-specific enabling of control.
Database-based configuration using caregiver-provided criteria
A method of configuring a patient device control system by establishing a database comprising a plurality of field data from a plurality of deployed device control systems, analyzing the database to determine a plurality of suggested operational parameters based on an acceptable operating performance or a pre-determined user criteria, and providing at least one suggested operational parameter from the plurality of suggested operational parameters based on information from a caregiver regarding the patient.
Field data including operational parameters, operating performance, and user criteria
The plurality of field data includes operational parameters from the plurality of deployed device control systems, operating performance from the plurality of deployed device control systems, and a criteria of the associated user.
Suggested operational parameters enable control when implanted
The at least one suggested operational parameter enables the patient device control system to control the patient device when implanted in the patient.
The claim set centers on configuring an implant-based patient device control system using a database of electronically retrieved field data, analyzing that database to determine suggested operational parameters tied to acceptable performance or pre-determined user criteria, and providing the suggested operational parameter to enable patient-specific control based on caregiver input.
Stated Advantages
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Documented Applications
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