Samuel O Owen

US Patent:

20220279292, Sep 1, 2022

Filed:

Feb 11, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/669797

Inventors:

- Washington DC, US
Samuel Jeffrey OWEN - Alexandria VA, US
Didier DEPIREUX - Ellicott City MD, US
Robert TRUE - Pleasant Prairie WI, US

International Classification:

H04R 25/00
A61M 21/00

Abstract:

Apparatus and methods are described herein that provide a vibratory device that can apply a vibratory signal to a portion of a head of a user such that the vibratory signal can be conducted via bone to a vestibular system of the user and cause a portion of the vestibular system to move in a manner equivalent to that of a therapeutically effective vibratory signal applied to an area overlaying a mastoid bone of the user. The vibratory device can be associated with frequencies less than 200 Hz. The vibratory device can be effective at treating a physiological condition associated with the vestibular system.

US Patent:

20210321205, Oct 14, 2021

Filed:

Jul 6, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/921484

Inventors:

- Washington DC, US
Samuel OWEN - Alexandria VA, US
Didier DEPIREUX - Ellicott City MD, US
Robert TRUE - Pleasant Prairie WI, US

International Classification:

H04R 25/00
A61M 21/00

Abstract:

Apparatus and methods are described herein that provide a vibratory device that can apply a vibratory signal to a portion of a head of a user such that the vibratory signal can be conducted via bone to a vestibular system of the user and cause a portion of the vestibular system to move in a manner equivalent to that of a therapeutically effective vibratory signal applied to an area overlaying a mastoid bone of the user. The vibratory device can be associated with frequencies less than 200 Hz. The vibratory device can be effective at treating a physiological condition associated with the vestibular system.

US Patent:

20180256444, Sep 13, 2018

Filed:

May 15, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/980124

Inventors:

- Washington DC, US
Samuel Jeffrey OWEN - Washington DC, US

Assignee:

Otolith Sound Inc. - Washington DC

International Classification:

A61H 23/02
A61H 23/00
A61H 21/00

Abstract:

Embodiments disclosed herein mitigate motion sickness by disrupting, controlling, or influencing anatomy of the vestibular system. An embodiment may induce vibrations in the vestibular system, including otoliths and/or semicircular canals of the inner ear, causing noisy or unreliable sensory information to be sent to the brain from the vestibular system. Due to the noisy or unreliable quality, the brain, as part of a normal physiological response, may rely less on sensory information from the vestibular system and rely more on other sources, thereby mitigating the motion sickness response, vertigo, vestibular migraines, and other physiological responses to inconsistent sensory information. Vibrations in the vestibular system may be induced by an agitator placed on an individual's head near the vestibular system, or by a transducer placed near the eardrum or directly on an individual's head. Some embodiments may optionally include implantable components in addition to extracorporeal components.

US Patent:

20160089298, Mar 31, 2016

Filed:

Sep 28, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/867774

Inventors:

- Washington DC, US
Samuel Jeffrey Owen - Washington DC, US

Assignee:

Otolith Sound Inc - Washington DC

International Classification:

A61H 23/02
A61H 21/00

Abstract:

Embodiments of the invention can mitigate motion sickness by disrupting, controlling, or influencing anatomy of the vestibular system, including, for example, otoliths, endolymph, and hair follicles. An embodiment of the invention may induce vibrations in the vestibular system, including otoliths and/or semicircular canals of the inner ear, thereby causing noisy or unreliable sensory information in signals sent to the brain from the vestibular system. Due to this noisy or unreliable sensory information, the brain, as part of a normal physiological response, may rely less on signals received from vestibular system and rely more heavily on other sources, thereby mitigating the motion sickness response, vertigo, vestibular migraines, and other physiological responses to inconsistent sensory information. Vibrations in the vestibular system may be induced by an agitator placed on an individual's head near the vestibular system. Vibrations in the vestibular system may also be induced by a transducer placed near the eardrum or directly on an individual's head. Embodiments of the invention may optionally include implantable components in addition to extracorporeal components.