AI-Adjusted Nerve Stimulation for Multi-Type Pain Relief

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods for pain alleviation, such as surgery, therapy, and medication, are ineffective, risky, or have limitations, and there is a need for a system that can mitigate pain without these drawbacks.

Innovation Solution

A nerve stimulation device with AI processing to deliver electrical signals to nerves like the auriculotemporal and vagal nerves, using sensors to measure physiological conditions and adjust signal parameters for pain reduction.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If surgery is performed to alleviate pain, then the underlying condition can be treated, but it is ineffective for conditions like headache where no surgical procedure exists

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepain alleviation effectivenessVSAvoidapplicability to different pain conditions

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The electrical stimulation device is designed to treat multiple types of pain conditions through a single system. The device can stimulate different nerves (trigeminal, vagal, auriculotemporal, peripheral nerves) and can be adjusted with varying parameters (frequency, amplitude, pulse width) to address different pain conditions including headaches, neuropathic pain, inflammatory pain, and post-surgical pain, making it universally applicable across diverse pain types.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Ease of operation

If therapy is used to treat muscular and joint pain, then some relief is provided, but it is not always effective and useless for other types of pain

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvenon-invasive treatmentVSAvoidpain relief effectiveness

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces mechanical therapy methods (manual manipulation, physical therapy techniques) with an electrical stimulation system. The device uses controlled electrical currents delivered through probes to activate nerves and modulate pain signals, providing a more reliable and consistent treatment mechanism that works across different pain types rather than relying on mechanical pressure or movement.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Adaptability or versatility

If medication is used to treat pain, then almost any kind and level of pain can be treated, but it risks addiction and increasing tolerance over time

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetreatment coverage for all pain typesVSAvoidlong-term treatment sustainability

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent substitutes chemical medication with an electrical stimulation mechanism. The device delivers controlled electrical signals to modulate nerve activity and pain perception through physiological pathways, avoiding the introduction of foreign chemicals into the body. This eliminates risks of addiction, tolerance development, and side effects associated with pharmaceutical pain management while maintaining effectiveness across various pain conditions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

4Reliability

If traditional pain methods are used, then pain can be addressed, but they come with risks of addiction, tolerance, or procedural limitations

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepain mitigation capabilityVSAvoidaddiction, tolerance, and procedural risks

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent converts the body's own nervous system into a therapeutic tool. By utilizing the existing neural pathways and natural physiological responses to electrical stimulation, the device harnesses the body's inherent mechanisms for pain modulation. This approach transforms potential harm from external substances or procedures into a beneficial use of the body's own systems, eliminating addiction and tolerance risks while providing reliable pain relief.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #22Blessing in disguise (Convert harm into benefit)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The device effectively reduces pain by neuromodulation, enhancing the release of neuropeptides to alleviate symptoms without the risks associated with traditional methods.

Implementation Method 1

a waveform generator to receive the output parameters and create the signal having the output parameters

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectElectrical signal generation:

Implementation Method 2

an amplifier to receive the signal and amplify it to a desired level

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectSignal amplification:

Implementation Method 3

a probe to receive the signal from the lead and deliver the signal to a nerve of the patient

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectElectrical stimulation: Electric Field

Data Source

PatentUS20250319310A1Pain Mitigation Device

Publication Date: 2025.10.16 TRANSITIONS LA LLC

AI summary

A nerve stimulation device using AI for percutaneous vagal nerve and auricular nerve neuromodulation. A processor receives input parameters pertaining to physiological conditions of a patient, and processes the input parameters using AI to specify output parameters of a signal, a waveform generator to receive the output parameters and create the signal having the output parameters, an amplifier to receive the signal and amplify it to a desired level, an output to receive the signal from the amplifier, a lead to receive the signal from the output, and a probe to receive the signal from the lead and deliver the signal to a nerve of the patient.