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Electrical stimulation device for cortical evoked potential capable of acquiring electrical stimulation sequence on the basis of task

Filed by Neuracle, first in 2024.

Granted · CNView in Espacenet
Earliest priority
20 Jun 2024 · China
Status
A grant was published in China, first on 27 Aug 2024
Published in
China · International (PCT)
Registered as
NEURACLE MEDICAL TECH SHANGHAI CO LTD · 博睿康医疗科技(上海)有限公司
Inventors
黄肖山 · 胥红来 · 董泽彬 · 王昱婧 · 章希睿 · 薛硕
Family
DOCDB 91882310 · 3 publications

What it concerns

An electrical stimulation device for a cortical evoked potential capable of acquiring an electrical stimulation sequence on the basis of a task. Different channel sets related to a plurality of functions are constructed and sorted, that is, channels in any channel set that have not undergone electrical stimulation acquire alternative values of the channel sets on the basis of task-related electroencephalogram activation levels, and the alternative values corresponding to different channel sets are sorted to obtain a sequence of the channel sets; channels are sorted on the basis of the task-related electroencephalogram activation levels; and the order of the sorted channels is used as a preset electrical stimulation sequence for a cortical evoked potential. The device can characterize the relevance of channels across different functional areas, and can indicate the importance of the channels in the functional areas, such that a doctor is guided more objectively to obtain more useful electrical stimulation data within a shorter surgical time, so as to determine whether the positions of the channels affect functions and whether resection is allowed.

The abstract as published by the patent office, from WO2025261015A1. It describes the invention; it is not a statement of what is protected.

Protection themes

  • Signal processing

    Signal processing

  • Stimulation

    Stimulation

What the filing appears to be about, read by published rules from its title, abstract and classification codes (A61B5/37, A61B5/383, A61B5/4094, A61B5/72). The claims define what a patent protects, and they are not read here.

Why it matters

Signal processing
A decoder is only as good as the features it is given, and recordings drift and pick up noise from movement, muscle and stimulation. The problem behind it: stable features from signals that change from day to day, computed fast enough to act on.
Stimulation
Restoring sensation, sight or movement needs information going in, and a therapy that adapts needs to sense and stimulate at once. The problem behind it: evoking a precise, stable effect without damaging tissue or electrodes, and without blinding the recording.

Why the layer matters to the field, not a judgement of this filing. A patent family shows that protection was sought. It does not show that the technology was built, is used in a product, or works in people. The whole stack

The family

One invention, published 3 times in 2 offices. Each publication opens in Espacenet.

Timeline

  1. 20 Jun 2024First filingEarliest priority, at China. The family is counted in this year.
  2. 19 Jul 2024First publicationCN118356202A, China.
  3. 27 Aug 2024Grant publishedCN118356202B, China.
  4. 13 May 2025ApplicationFiled at International (PCT).

Dates as the offices published them. Office records are in the offices' own words and are a selection: refusals, lapses and withdrawals, and records that name an owner. Each concerns one member of the family, not the family as a whole, and another member in the same office may stand. Whether a patent is in force today is not assessed.

Sources

  • Bibliographic data, family members and office records: European Patent Office, Open Patent Services (the DOCDB and INPADOC databases), read 7 Oct 2026.
  • The record itself, with its claims and description: WO2025261015A1 in Espacenet
  • Counted as a BCI patent family: classified A61B5/37 (analysis and use of electroencephalograms); filed by 博睿康医疗科技(上海)有限公司, an organisation already in the graph; describes neural hardware or methods without naming the field; cites a family already accepted. How families are found and judged