Wearable Neuro Device Olfactory Feedback Sleep Disorder Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current treatments for sleep disorders, such as sleepwalking and other parasomnias, are inadequate in effectively managing and preventing dangerous sleep-related events, as they often fail to provide timely and effective interventions to awaken individuals during episodes.
Innovation Solution
A wearable nocturnal neuro device that monitors brain activity and physiological indicators, using a combination of olfactory, tactile, visual, and auditory stimuli to awaken users during sleep disorder episodes, with GPS and accelerometer data to ensure timely intervention, and customizable stimulus intensification until the user is conscious.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional sleep disorder treatments are used, then treatment options are limited, but they fail to provide timely and effective interventions to awaken individuals during episodes
Solution Approach 1:
The device continuously monitors brain waves and physiological indicators during sleep, detecting sleep disorder episodes before they progress to dangerous stages. The system prepares and delivers targeted stimuli (olfactory, tactile, visual, auditory) at the optimal moment to awaken the user, ensuring timely intervention before harmful behaviors occur.
Solution Approach 2:
The wearable device incorporates sensors that continuously feedback brain wave patterns and physiological data to a processing system. This real-time feedback enables the system to identify sleep disorder episodes and automatically trigger appropriate stimuli to awaken the user, creating a closed-loop intervention system that adapts to individual sleep patterns.
2Reliability
If multiple stimulus types are used to awaken users, then effectiveness of awakening increases, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device divides the awakening function into separate stimulus modules (olfactory dispenser, tactile vibrator, visual display, auditory speaker), each independently controllable and selectable. This segmentation allows the system to combine multiple stimulus types for enhanced effectiveness while maintaining manageable complexity through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The wearable device integrates multiple stimulus delivery mechanisms into a single unified system that can be configured for different users and sleep disorder types. The processing system universally controls all stimulus types through a common interface, enabling one device to perform multiple awakening functions simultaneously or selectively based on individual needs.
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AI summary
While the described nocturnal neuro device can include in any suitable component, in some cases it includes a wearable apparatus for sleep disorder management. Such apparatus can include a housing having a case and a strap. In some cases, the apparatus includes one or more sensors that are configured to monitor one or more physiological indicators of a user, the one or more physiological indicators comprising at least one of a brain electrical activity of the user, a brain wave frequency of the user, and a brain image registered from the user. In some cases, the apparatus further includes a processor to analyze the physiological indicator of the user. In some cases, the apparatus includes a dispensary cartridge for providing olfactory feedback to the user, wherein the dispensary cartridge is configured to dispense an odor from a chemical disposed in the dispensary cartridge. In some cases, when the processor determines that the user is asleep and experiencing a sleep disorder episode, the processor is configured to initiate the olfactory feedback. Other implementations are described.