IP Library Granted Patent US 12,697,459
Granted Patent B2
US 12,697,459 · App. 17/939,545 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Systems and methods for electronic patient stimulation and diagnosis

Inventor: Richard Hanbury (Lafayette, CO)
Assignee: Sana Health, Inc.
A61M21/00G16H20/40A61M2021/0027A61M2021/005A61M2209/088A61M2230/10
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Patent No.
US 12,697,459
App. No.
17/939,545
Filed
Sep 7, 2022
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3791
USPC
600/28
Abstract

Disclosed are systems and methods for a computerized framework that detects medical conditions within patients and dynamically effectuates a treatment via augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) capabilities of a device and/or associated application. The disclosed framework is configured for controlling computerized medical equipment by analyzing data associated with a patient, determining underlying conditions of the patient, then automatically causing such equipment to output electronic AR/VR stimuli that can address the medical condition(s) detected. The framework can determine a correlation between a patient's attributes, electronic data of a condition of a patient and a medical disorder, and cause a medical device to address the condition and disorder. The framework can be configured to focus in on particular body parts of a patient that have been identified as a body part that enables treatment as well as a part that facilitates the most efficient treatment for a recovery.

Claims (57)

1 . A method comprising the steps of:

detecting, by a device, a medical condition of a patient, the medical condition comprising a set of symptoms;

identifying, by the device, a set of brain waves associated with the medical condition;

determining, by the device, an electronic treatment for the medical condition based on the identified brain waves, the electronic treatment comprising a set of instructions for the device to electronically output electronic stimuli to adjust the set of brain waves associated with the medical condition;

executing the electronic treatment via the device respective to a body part of the patient;

monitoring, by the device, based on the execution of the electronic treatment, brain waves of the patient, the monitoring comprising collecting the brain waves of the patient;

analyzing, by the device, the collected brain waves; and

determining, by the device, based on the analysis of the collected brain waves, whether to adjust the electronic treatment, the determination based on whether the collected brain waves correspond to a target set of brain waves, the determination further comprising:

when the determination indicates that the collected brain waves do not correspond to the target set of brain waves, automatically adjusting, by the device, the electronic treatment, and

when the determination indicates the collected brain waves do correspond to the target set of brain waves, continuing the monitoring and execution of a treatment plan by the device.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of brain waves associated with the medical condition are identified during the detection of the medical condition.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving biometrics from the patient;

analyzing the biometrics; and

identifying the set of brain waves associated with the medical condition based on the analysis of the biometrics.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the target set of brain waves are identified as part of the set of brain waves identification.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the target set of brain waves correspond to a set of brain waves of a patient without the medical condition.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein electronically outputting the electronic stimuli is based on at least one of to a type, quantity, or value corresponding to at least one of an audible or visible stimulus.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the electronic stimuli comprises at least one of an audible stimuli, visible stimuli augmented reality (AR) output and virtual reality (VR) output.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the device comprises at least one of a set of contact lenses, glasses, headphones, ear plugs, or a wearable neurostimulation device.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the body part of the patient comprises a brain of the patient.

10 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium tangibly encoded with computer-executable instructions, that when executed by a device, perform a method comprising steps of:

detecting, by the device, a medical condition of a patient, the medical condition comprising a set of symptoms;

identifying, by the device, a set of brain waves associated with the medical condition;

determining, by the device, an electronic treatment for the medical condition based on the identified brain waves, the electronic treatment comprising a set of instructions for the device to electronically output electronic stimuli to adjust the set of brain waves associated with the medical condition;

executing the electronic treatment via the device respective to a body part of the patient;

monitoring, by the device, based on the execution of the electronic treatment, brain waves of the patient, the monitoring comprising collecting the brain waves of the patient;

analyzing, by the device, the collected brain waves; and

determining, by the device, based on the analysis of the collected brain waves, whether to adjust the electronic treatment, the determination based on whether the collected brain waves correspond to a target set of brain waves, the determination further comprising:

when the determination indicates that the collected brain waves do not correspond to the target set of brain waves, automatically adjusting, by the device, the electronic treatment, and

when the determination indicates the collected brain waves do correspond to the target set of brain waves, continuing the monitoring and execution of a treatment plan by the device.

11 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the set of brain waves associated with the medical condition are identified during the detection of the medical condition.

12 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , further comprising:

receiving biometrics from the patient;

analyzing the biometrics; and

identifying the set of brain waves associated with the medical condition based on the analysis of the biometrics.

13 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the target set of brain waves are identified as part of the set of brain waves identification.

14 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the target set of brain waves correspond to a set of brain waves of a patient without the medical condition.

15 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein electronically outputting the electronic stimuli is based on at least one of a type, quantity, or value corresponding to at least one of an audible or visible stimulus.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the electronic stimuli comprises at least one of an audible stimuli, visible stimuli augmented reality (AR) output and virtual reality (VR) output.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the device comprises at least one of a set of contact lenses, glasses, headphones, ear plugs, or a wearable neurostimulation device.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the body part of the patient comprises a brain of the patient.

19 . A device comprising:

a processor configured to:

detect a medical condition of a patient, the medical condition comprising a set of symptoms;

identify a set of brain waves associated with the medical condition;

determine an electronic treatment for the medical condition based on the identified brain waves, the electronic treatment comprising a set of instructions for the device to electronically output electronic stimuli to adjust the set of brain waves associated with the medical condition;

execute the electronic treatment respective to a body part of the patient;

monitor, based on the execution of the electronic treatment, brain waves of the patient, the monitoring comprising collecting the brain waves of the patient;

analyze the collected brain waves; and

determine, based on the analysis of the collected brain waves, whether to adjust the electronic treatment, the determination based on whether the collected brain waves correspond to a target set of brain waves, the determination further comprising:

when the determination indicates that the collected brain waves do not correspond to the target set of brain waves, automatically adjust the electronic treatment, and

when the determination indicates the collected brain waves do correspond to the target set of brain waves, continue the monitoring and execution of a treatment plan.

20 . The device of claim 19 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive biometrics from the patient;

analyze the biometrics; and

identify the set of brain waves associated with the medical condition based on the analysis of the biometrics.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 14, 2022
From: HANBURY, RICHARD
To: SANA HEALTH, INC.
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Continuity (7)
Continuation In Part 17742833 · May 12, 2022
Continuation In Part 17726989 · Apr 22, 2022
Continuation In Part 17005047 · Aug 27, 2020
Continuation In Part 16422592 · May 24, 2019
Continuation 15360808 · Nov 23, 2016
Provisional Application 62258965 · Nov 23, 2015
Related Publication 20220409849A1 · Dec 29, 2022
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