AI-Controlled Wheelchair Coils for MS Nerve Signal Stimulation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS) primarily focus on reducing inflammation and improving blood circulation but lack effective methods to stimulate nerve cells and optimize nerve signal transmission, which is crucial for managing MS symptoms.
Innovation Solution
A smart wheelchair equipped with a neck support, signal generator, coils, control unit, and power supply that uses pulsed electromagnetic signals to stimulate nerve cells through electromagnetic induction, adjusting parameters like frequency, pulse duration, and field strength to enhance neuronal activity and repair damaged tissue.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If electromagnetic waves are used to heat tissues and improve blood circulation, then inflammation and pain are reduced, but the device cannot effectively stimulate nerve cells to optimize nerve signal transmission
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by using specific frequency ranges (100 MHz to 1 GHz) and amplitude ranges (1 to 10 watts) of electromagnetic waves to achieve different therapeutic effects. The control unit adjusts these parameters to both heat tissues for inflammation reduction and stimulate nerve cells for optimized signal transmission, resolving the contradiction between thermal therapy and neural stimulation.
2Ease of operation
If electrodes are placed on the skin for non-invasive treatment, then patient comfort is improved, but the effectiveness of nerve cell stimulation is reduced compared to implanted electrodes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes skin-placed electrodes multi-functional by designing them to perform both thermal therapy (heating tissues to reduce inflammation) and neural stimulation (optimizing nerve signal transmission). This universal approach allows a single non-invasive electrode system to achieve both patient comfort and effective nerve cell stimulation without requiring separate implanted electrodes.
3Reliability
If the frequency and amplitude of electromagnetic waves are increased to enhance nerve cell stimulation, then neuronal activity is improved, but the risk of tissue damage and harmful effects increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback control through the control unit that monitors treatment parameters and adjusts frequency and amplitude of electromagnetic waves in real-time. This feedback mechanism ensures that nerve cells are effectively stimulated while preventing excessive energy delivery that could cause tissue damage, thus resolving the contradiction between stimulation effectiveness and safety.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses periodic pulsed electromagnetic waves instead of continuous waves to stimulate nerve cells. This periodic action allows sufficient time for neural stimulation while preventing continuous energy exposure that could lead to tissue overheating or damage, balancing neuronal activity enhancement with tissue safety.
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 system effectively stimulates nerve cells, enhances neuronal activity, and promotes the repair of damaged nerve tissue, potentially reducing MS symptoms by improving nerve signal transmission and biochemical signaling.
Implementation Method 1
uses pulsed electromagnetic signals to stimulate nerve cells through electromagnetic induction
Implementation Method 2
Electromagnetic waves penetrate body tissues and cause heat. Heat increases blood circulation and helps oxygenate the tissues.
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AI summary
In the invention of a device to stimulate the central nervous system of the body using electromagnetic waves to reduce the effects of multiple sclerosis and optimize the transmission of nerve messages in the axon of the nerve cell, a wheelchair is presented by using an electromagnetic wave generator and wires, the magnetic field was transferred along the spine and back of the patient's neck and head to stimulate the disabled nerves and it controls this process using artificial intelligence. MS is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system unknowingly attacks a person's nervous system and reduces or interrupts signal transmission from the nervous system. The above invention is induced to the required areas with the help of electromagnetic waves and its parameters can be controlled with the help of artificial intelligence. This system can be used in different environments including hospitals, clinics and even personalized for each person at home.