Torsion diagnostic system utilizing noninvasive biofeedback signals between the operator, the patient and the central processing and telemetry unit

• US 6,549,805 B1
• Filed: 10/05/2001
• Issued: 04/15/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: TRDC, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Clinictech Incorporated
• Inventors: Nesterov, Vladimir I., Elistratov, Oleg M., Akimov, Anatoly E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hindenburg, Max F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Natnithithadha, Navin
• Application Number:
  US09/971,396
• Publication Number:
  US 20030069513A1
• Time in Patent Office: 557 Days
• Field of Search: 600/545, 600/544
• US Class Current: 600/545
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/377 using evoked responses
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/486 Bio-feedback A61B5/375 takes precedence

Abstract

A biofeedback diagnostic system includes a triggering sensor and a central processing and telemetry unit having a block for producing a series of various type stimuli to a patient and an operator of the system. Two biofeedback loops are formed: central unit-patient-triggering sensor, and central unit-patient-operator. The triggering sensor remotely acquires the patient'"'"'s brainwaves feedback to the stimuli and sends a digital signal back to the central unit. To improve the patient'"'"'s intuitive response, an optoelectronic element is placed of the patient'"'"'s forehead and illuminated with a laser light at a frequency of the patient'"'"'s brainwaves theta-rhythm. To isolate the torsion component of the laser light, a cavity resonator is employed with a volumetric chamber having a size being some multiple of the transmission frequency of about 1.45 GHz.

Claims

1. A biofeedback diagnostic system comprising a central processing and telemetry unit and a non-invasive triggering sensor equipped with a noise generator, said central processing unit including a situation-generating block for producing a predetermined series of stimuli, said central processing unit also including a dual peripheral means for transmitting said stimuli in parallel to both an operator and a patient and therefore forming two biofeedback loops, consisting of both:

a) a first biofeedback loop including said central processing and telemetry unit sending said stimuli to said patient, said triggering sensor for remotely detecting said patient'"'"'s brainwaves representing said patient'"'"'s response to said stimuli, said triggering sensor further generating a signal in response to said brainwaves and sending it back to said central processing unit, and

b) a second biofeedback loop including said central processing unit sending said stimuli to said operator, said operator affecting said patient to alter said patient'"'"'s brainwaves, said triggering sensor reflecting said alteration in said signal back to said central processing and telemetry unit.

2. The biofeedback diagnostic system as in claim 1, wherein said stimuli is selected from a group consisting of magnetic, electromagnetic, audio, and visual stimuli.

3. The biofeedback diagnostic system as in claim 1, wherein said triggering sensor further including a detector channel equipped with a logoperiodic antenna to enhance detection of said patient'"'"'s brainwaves.

4. The biofeedback diagnostic system as in claim 3, wherein said logoperiodic antenna is a multi-turn tapered spiral antenna for short wave reception at about 1.45 Ghz.

5. The biofeedback diagnostic system as in claim 1 further comprising an intuition enhancement means for assisting the patient in generating a response to said stimuli.

6. The biofeedback diagnostic system as in claim 5, wherein said intuition enhancement means including an optoelectronic radioelement and a light source directed thereon, said radioelement adapted for placement on a forehead of said patient.

7. The biofeedback diagnostic system as in claim 6, wherein said radioelement is a silicon-based field-effect transistor with a control area being a thin flat channel, said light source being a laser having the power of less than 5 MW, said laser controlled to illuminate said control area of said radioelement with pulses of light with the wavelength of between about 630 and 680 nanometers.

8. The biofeedback diagnostic system as in claim 7, wherein said pulses of light having a frequency coinciding with the patient'"'"'s brainwaves theta-rhythm.

9. The biofeedback diagnostic system as in claim 8, wherein said intuition enhancement means further including a cavity resonator to block the electromagnetic component of said pulses of light while permitting the torsion components thereof to reach the patient.

10. The biofeedback diagnostic system as in claim 9, wherein said cavity resonator having a volumetric chamber with the size being a multiple of the wavelength of about 1.45 GHz.

11. The biofeedback system as in claim 1, wherein said central processing and telemetry unit further comprising a designation block for assigning specific relative weights to said signals from said triggering sensor.