Patent ID: 8355788
Filing Date: 2013-01-15
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A vestibular stimulation system for stimulating a vestibular system of a patient having a brain, the vestibular stimulation system comprising: a power supply; a stimulation element operatively coupled to the power supply and adapted to provide a stimulation energy to at least a portion of the vestibular system of the patient; a sensor configured to generate an output signal that conveys motion of the patient; and a control unit operatively coupled to the power supply, the stimulation element, and the sensor, the control unit being configured to control the stimulation energy to at least a portion of the vestibular system of the patient through the stimulation element based on the output signal generated by the sensor so as to counteract vertigo or dizziness by altering signals between the vestibular system of the patient and the brain of the patient.