| US 7,469,162 B2 | ||
| Vestibular stimulation system and method | ||
| Stefanie Lattner, Gibsonia, Pa. (US); and Douglas M Mechlenburg, Murrysville, Pa. (US) | ||
| Assigned to RIC Investments, LLC, Wilmington, Del. (US) | ||
| Filed on May 14, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/846,432. | ||
| Application 10/846432 is a continuation of application No. 10/003809, filed on Nov. 02, 2001, granted, now 6,748,275. | ||
| Application 10/003809 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/563522, filed on May 03, 2000, granted, now 6,314,324. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/132627, filed on May 05, 1999. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0215236 A1, Oct. 28, 2004 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. A61N 1/18 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 607—42 [600/26] | 26 Claims |
| 1. A vestibular stimulation system comprising:
a power supply;
a non-invasive electrode adapted to be disposed on a surface of a patient proximate to such a patient's vestibular system;
a control unit operatively coupled to the power supply and the electrode, wherein the control unit controls an application
of the stimulation energy from the power supply to at least a portion of such a patient's left or right vestibular system
via the electrode; and
a position sensor adapted to detect a position of such a patient, wherein the control unit controls the application of stimulation
energy to the electrode based on an output of the position sensor.
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