Method and system to control respiration by means of neuro-electrical coded signals

• US 20060111755A1
• Filed: 10/13/2005
• Published: 05/25/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Neurosignal Technologies Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Neurosignal Technologies Incorporated
• Inventors: Stone, Robert T., Meyer, Dennis
• Application Number:
  US11/251,479
• Publication Number:
  US 20060111755A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/42
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/24 Detecting, measuring or recording bioelectric or biomagnetic signals of the body or parts thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/388 Nerve conduction study, e.g. detecting action potential of peripheral nerves
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3601 of respiratory organs

Abstract

A method to record, store and transmit waveform signals to control respiration generally comprising capturing waveform signals that are generated in a subject'"'"'s body and are operative in the control of respiration and transmitting at least a first waveform signal to the body that is recognizable by the respiratory system as a modulation signal.

Claims

1. A method for controlling respiration in a subject, comprising the steps of:

generating a first substantially square wave signal that is recognizable by the subject'"'"'s respiratory system as a modulation signal; and

transmitting at least the first square wave signal to the subject'"'"'s body, whereby control of the subject'"'"'s respiratory system is effectuated.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said first square wave signal includes a positive voltage region having a first positive voltage for a first period of time and a first negative region having a first negative voltage for a second period of time.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said first positive voltage is in the range of approximately 500-1500 mV.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein said first positive voltage is in the range of approximately 700-900 mV.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein said first positive voltage is approximately 800 mV.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein said first period of time is in the range of approximately 100-300 μ

sec.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein said first period of time is in the range of approximately 150-250 μ

sec.

8. The method of claim 2, wherein said first period of time is approximately 200 μ

sec.

9. The method of claim 2, wherein said first first voltage is in the range of approximately −

100-700 mV.

10. The method of claim 2, wherein said first negative voltage is in the range of approximately −

300-−

500 mV.

11. The method of claim 2, wherein said first negative voltage is approximately −

400 mV.

12. The method of claim 2, wherein said second period of time is in the range of approximately 300-500 μ

sec.

13. The method of claim 2, wherein said second period of time is in the range of approximately 350-450 μ

sec.

14. The method of claim 2, wherein said second period of time is approximately 400 μ

sec.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein said first square wave signal is transmitted to the subject'"'"'s nervous system.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the subject comprises a human.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the subject comprises an animal.

18. A method for controlling respiration, comprising the steps of:

monitoring the respiration status of a subject and providing at least one respiratory system status signal indicative of the status of the subject'"'"'s respiratory system;

generating a first substantially square wave signal that is recognizable by the subject'"'"'s respiratory system as a modulation signal; and

transmitting said first square wave signal to said subject in response to said respiratory system status signal.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein said first square wave signal includes a positive voltage region having a first positive voltage for a first period of time and a first negative region having a first negative voltage for a second period of time.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein said first positive voltage is in the range of approximately 500-1500 mV.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein said first positive voltage is in the range of approximately 700-900 mV.

22. The method of claim 19, wherein said first positive voltage is approximately 800 mV.

23. The method of claim 19, wherein said first period of time is in the range of approximately 100-300 μ

sec.

24. The method of claim 19, wherein said first period of time is in the range of approximately 150-250 μ

sec.

25. The method of claim 19, wherein said first period of time is approximately 200 μ

sec.

26. The method of claim 19, wherein said first voltage is in the range of approximately −

100-700 mV.

27. The method of claim 19, wherein said first negative voltage is in the range of approximately −

300-−

500 mV.

28. The method of claim 19, wherein said first negative voltage is approximately −

400 mV.

29. The method of claim 19, wherein said second period of time is in the range of approximately 300-500 μ

sec.

30. The method of claim 19, wherein said second period of time is in the range of approximately 350-450 μ

sec.

31. The method of claim 19, wherein said second period of time is approximately 400 μ

sec.

32. The method of claim 18, wherein said first square wave signal is transmitted to said subject'"'"'s nervous system.

33. The method of claim 18, wherein said first square wave signal is transmitted to a target zone on said subject, said target zone being selected from the neck, head and thorax.

34. The method of claim 18, wherein said subject comprises a human.

35. The method of claim 18, wherein said subject comprises an animal.

36. A method for controlling respiration in a subject, comprising the steps of:

generating at least a first waveform signal, said first waveform signal substantially corresponding to a waveform signal that is naturally generated in said subject'"'"'s body and carried by neurons in said subject'"'"'s body and carried by neurons in said body; and

transmitting said first waveform signal directly to said subject'"'"'s body, whereby control of said subject'"'"'s respiratory system is effectuated.

37. The method of claim 36, wherein said first waveform signal is transmitted to said subject'"'"'s nervous system.

38. The method of claim 36, wherein said first waveform signal substantially corresponds to a waveform signal that is naturally generated in a second subject'"'"'s body.