Title:
TREATING DEGENERATIVE DEMENTIA USING LOW INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND PULSATION (LIFUP) DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2022062218
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a treatment for degenerative dementia using a low intensity focused ultrasound pulsation (LIFUP) device.SOLUTION: Ultrasonic energy is used for treating degenerative dementia. A focal point of an ultrasonic transducer beam is directed at target area of the brain 20 to promote removal of substances that accumulate in the interstitial pathways that are at least partially responsible for the degenerative dementia. In one example, the target area of the brain may comprise the hippocampus 36 and the degenerative dementia may be Alzheimer's disease. The ultrasonic beam may stimulate brain tissue at a frequency that corresponds to a naturally occurring deep sleep burst frequency of neurons and subsequent astrocyte activation patterns that drive a convective process responsive to brain solute disposal. For example, the transducer may generate a burst frequency of between 1-4 hertz to stimulate deep sleep brain functions that help remove amyloid plaque.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1A
Inventors:
SHELLY JORDAN
MARK EVAN SCHAFER
ALEX KORB
WALTER WILLIAM WURSTER
MARK EVAN SCHAFER
ALEX KORB
WALTER WILLIAM WURSTER
Application Number:
JP2022019312A
Publication Date:
April 19, 2022
Filing Date:
February 10, 2022
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BRAINSONIX CORP
International Classes:
A61N7/02
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shusaku Yamamoto
Morishita Natsuki
Takatoshi Iida
Daisuke Ishikawa
Kensaku Yamamoto
Morishita Natsuki
Takatoshi Iida
Daisuke Ishikawa
Kensaku Yamamoto