This invention is a system that helps deliver safe, steady electrical signals to the brain or nerves using a cost-effective and efficient method. It uses a smart design that stores the exact electrical pattern needed and applies it through a simple electronic setup. This helps stimulate nerve cells and also record their response, all while avoiding the usual electrical noise that disrupts clean signal reading. The system is small, affordable, and works across many channels, making it useful in medical research and treatments.
Figure 1. Operational flow of the smart nerve stimulator showing calibration, stimulation, and recording modes
Traditional devices used to stimulate nerves for medical treatments often require complex, expensive, and power-hungry electronics. These systems can be bulky and difficult to scale up when multiple channels (used to stimulate several areas at once) are needed. Additionally, unwanted electrical noise after stimulation can interfere with accurate readings, making it harder for doctors or researchers to observe how nerves are responding.
- Smart Voltage Profile Technique: This product uses a stored pattern of voltages that mimics how a steady current should behave through nerve tissue, ensuring safe and effective stimulation.
- Built-in Noise Removal: This system has a unique way of cleaning up leftover electrical noise without needing extra parts, which helps to clearly see nerve responses right after stimulation.
- Self-Adjusting System: This feature includes an automatic calibration step that adjusts the signal as needed over time, keeping it accurate and safe for repeated use.
- Multi-Channel Capability: The design supports up to 80 channels in a compact setup, allowing it to stimulate or record from many areas at the same time, which is ideal for brain or nerve research.
- Low-Cost, Scalable Design: By using easily available, low-power parts, this system reduces both cost and energy use, making it suitable for widespread adoption in labs and clinics.
A full working prototype has been developed with 80 channels. It uses commercially available components and has been tested in lab conditions with saline and model nerve systems. The hardware includes voltage signal generators, amplifiers, switches, and recording circuits all controlled by simple software.
The technology has been tested extensively in lab conditions and has demonstrated successful nerve stimulation and signal recording.
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This technology can help make advanced nerve therapy and brain-machine research more affordable and accessible. It allows researchers and doctors to stimulate and observe nerve behavior with precision, potentially improving treatments for people with nerve injuries, paralysis, or neurological disorders. In the long term, it can enable better prosthetic control, faster rehabilitation methods, and advancements in neurotechnology—all at a lower cost.
- Neuroprosthetics
- Medical devices
- Rehabilitation technology
- Brain-machine interfaces
- Neuroscience research labs
- Biomedical signal processing
- Health tech startups
- Academic research institutes
Geography of IP
Type of IP
2562/MUM/2012
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