Devices for vestibular or cranial nerve stimulation
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1. A device comprising:
- an ear insert sized and configured so as to be at least partially insertable into a subject'"'"'s ear canal;
a thermoelectric device (TED) attached to said ear insert;
a heat sink; and
a controller,wherein said TED is thermally coupled between said ear insert and said heat sink, andwherein said controller is operatively connected to said TED and is configured to activate said TED so as to produce a thermal stimulus.
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Abstract
A nerve tissue stimulator configured for contacting to or insertion in the body of a subject to stimulate a tissue therein, said probe comprising: (a) a support configured for contacting to or positioning adjacent a tissue of said subject; (b) at least one thermoelectric device (TED) on said support and positioned for thermally stimulating said nerve tissue.
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1. A device comprising:
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an ear insert sized and configured so as to be at least partially insertable into a subject'"'"'s ear canal; a thermoelectric device (TED) attached to said ear insert; a heat sink; and a controller, wherein said TED is thermally coupled between said ear insert and said heat sink, and wherein said controller is operatively connected to said TED and is configured to activate said TED so as to produce a thermal stimulus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A device comprising:
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an ear insert sized and configured so as to be at least partially insertable into a subject'"'"'s ear canal; a thermoelectric device (TED) attached to said ear insert; an electrode attached to said ear insert; a heat sink; and a controller, wherein said TED is thermally coupled between said ear insert and said heat sink, wherein said heat sink is configured on said device for positioning outside the ear canal of said subject, wherein said controller is operatively connected to said TED and is configured to activate said TED so as to produce a thermal stimulus, and wherein said controller is configured to activate said electrode so as to produce an electrical stimulus. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A method, comprising:
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providing a device comprising; an ear insert sized and configured so as to be at least partially insertable into a subject'"'"'s car canal; a thermoelectric device (TED) attached to said ear insert; a heat sink; and a controller, wherein said TED is thermally coupled between said ear insert and said heat sink, and wherein said controller is operatively connected to said TED and is configured to activate said TED so as to produce a thermal stimulus; inserting at least a portion of said ear insert into the ear canal of a subject; activating said TED. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A method, comprising:
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providing a device comprising; an ear insert sized and configured so as to be at least partially insertable into a subject'"'"'s ear canal; a thermoelectric device (TED) attached to said ear insert; an electrode attached to said ear insert; a heat sink; and a controller, wherein said TED is thermally coupled between said ear insert and said heat sink, wherein said heat sink is configured on said device for positioning outside the ear canal of said subject, wherein said controller is operatively connected to said TED and is configured to activate said TED so as to produce a thermal stimulus, and wherein said controller is configured to activate said electrode so as to produce an electrical stimulus; inserting at least a portion of said ear insert into the ear canal of a subject; activating said TED and/or said electrode. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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