Wirelessly-controlled wearable ultrasonic nerve stimulation apparatus

Abstract

The invention relates to a wirelessly-controlled wearable ultrasonic nerve stimulation apparatus which includes: a user control terminal, a control emission chip, an ultrasonic energy transducer and a surface mount device housing. The user control terminal is intended for inputting a stimulation pulse mode and relevant stimulation waveform parameters, generating a corresponding control instruction and wirelessly transmitting the control instruction to the control emission chip. The control emission chip is intended for receiving the control instruction, generating a corresponding stimulation electric impulse waveform and driving the ultrasonic energy transducer. The ultrasonic energy transducer is intended for transforming the stimulation electric impulse waveform to an ultrasonic stimulation wave beam, and acting on a stimulation target. The surface mount device housing is intended for packaging the control emission chip and the ultrasonic energy transducer, and performing contact and fixing with the stimulation target. According to the invention, the apparatus realizes minimization and intelligent control of the stimulation apparatuses, and is in particular suitable for conducting long-time stimulation process on an acting target which is under normal free state.

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【Technical field】 [0001] The invention relates to the field of nerve stimulation devices, in particular to a wirelessly controlled wearable ultrasonic nerve stimulation device. 【Background technique】 [0002] Ultrasonic nerve stimulation is a technology that stimulates and regulates nerves that has gradually emerged recently. Ultrasonic stimulation can excite or inhibit the central or peripheral nerves, thereby achieving the purpose of regulating the behavior of the subject. Compared with currently widely used clinical brain stimulation methods, such as drug stimulation, electrical stimulation, magnetic stimulation, light stimulation, etc., ultrasonic stimulation has the advantages of non-invasive, non-invasive, and high spatial resolution. The safety experiment of brain tissue structure after the experiment also confirmed the safety of ultrasonic nerve stimulation, which has a good application prospect. However, the existing ultrasonic nerve stimulation device system mainl...

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Problems solved by technology

All components of this stimulation device system need wired connections, manual input of stimulation signals is required, and the operation process is relatively complicated; more importantly, because the ultrasonic stimulation device is large and difficult to move, it is necessary to first fix the stimulation object or restrict its activities For example, when the stimulation object is a small animal, in order to fix it on the stimulation device, it needs to be anesthetized first, and the depth of anesthesia will inevitably affect the evaluation of the stimulation results, and it is impossible to obtain the stimulation results in the normal free movement state , in addition, the connection between fixtures, etc. will affect the effect of ultrasonic nerve stimulation

[0003] To sum up, the existing ultrasonic nerve stimulation devices have defects such as large system, complicated operation, and harsh application conditions, and are limited to stimulating the target in a special state.

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