Signal Generator for Primitive Reflex Integration

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Solution Overview

Problem

Primitive reflexes, originating in the brain stem, can remain active and impede healing in individuals with brain injuries or stress, leading to mobility and functional issues, for which existing therapies lack effective integration and reactivation methods.

Innovation Solution

An electronic device generating variable frequency patterns to coordinate the activation of laser and light emitting diode pins, providing a method for administering frequency therapy that can re-integrate reflexes and facilitate healing by using a signal generator, processor, and non-transitory memory to control output signals and activation pins.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If primitive reflexes remain active and dominant, then automatic survival responses are maintained, but mobility and function are impeded

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesurvival response reliabilityVSAvoidmobility and function

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies periodic action by using rhythmic, oscillating sensory stimuli (visual, auditory, tactile) at specific frequencies to trigger integration of primitive reflexes. The periodic nature of these stimuli helps transition the nervous system from a static reflex-dominated state to a dynamic integrated state, improving mobility and function while maintaining survival response reliability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #19Periodic action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent utilizes parameter changes by varying the frequency, intensity, and combination of sensory stimuli to achieve reflex integration. By adjusting these parameters, the therapy can target specific reflexes and progress through different stages of integration, resolving the contradiction between maintaining reliable survival responses and improving mobility.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Reliability

If frequency therapy is applied to re-integrate reflexes, then healing is facilitated, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvehealing processVSAvoidapparatus structure

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies universality by designing a single integrated device that delivers multiple types of sensory stimuli (visual through LEDs, auditory through speakers, tactile through vibration motors) simultaneously. This multi-functional approach consolidates what would otherwise require multiple separate therapy devices, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining effective reflex integration capability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent merges multiple stimulus delivery mechanisms into one unified apparatus. By combining LEDs, speakers, and vibration motors in a single device controlled by a microcontroller, the patent simplifies the therapy administration process and reduces the complexity of having multiple separate devices, while still providing comprehensive frequency therapy.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS10722727B2Therapeutic signal generator

Publication Date: 2020.07.28 BRANDES BONNIE

AI summary

An apparatus for generating multiple simultaneous electronic signals is disclosed. The apparatus a signal generator (104), a non-transitory memory (106), a processor (102) configured and disposed to access the non-transitory memory (106), a plurality of laser activation pins (126), a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) activation pins (124). The processor is configured and disposed to activate one or more of the plurality of laser activation pins (126) coordinated to a first output (118) of the signal generator (104).