Global Patent Index - EP 1272105 A2

EP 1272105 A2 20030108 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBJECTIVELY MEASURING PAIN, PAIN TREATMENT AND OTHER RELATED TECHNIQUES

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBJECTIVELY MEASURING PAIN, PAIN TREATMENT AND OTHER RELATED TECHNIQUES

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR OBJEKTIVEN MESSUNG VON SCHMERZ, SCHMERZBEHANDLUNG UND ANDEREN ENTSPRECHENDEN TECHNIKEN

Title (fr)

METHODE ET DISPOSITIF PERMETTANT DE MESURER OBJECTIVEMENT LA DOULEUR, LES TRAITEMENTS ANTI-DOULEUR ET AUTRES TECHNIQUES CONNEXES

Publication

EP 1272105 A2 20030108 (EN)

Application

EP 01926507 A 20010330

Priority

  • US 0110377 W 20010330
  • US 19330000 P 20000330
  • US 22895000 P 20000828
  • US 72966500 A 20001204

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0174240A2] A method and apparatus for measuring indices of brain activity includes non-invasively obtaining signals of central nervous system (CNS) activity, localizing signals to specific anatomical and functional CNS regions, correlating the signals from pain and reward brain regions, and interpreting the correlation results. The results of interpreting the correlation results can be used for objectively measuring, in individual humans or animals, their responses to motivationally salient stimuli including but not limited to stimuli which are internal or external, conscious or non-conscious, pharmacological or non-pharmacological therapies, and diseased based processes. This method for measuring brain activity in reward/aversive central nervous system regions, can further be used to determine the efficacy of compounds.

IPC 1-7

A61B 5/055; A61B 5/16

IPC 8 full level

G01R 33/28 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/0476 (2006.01); A61B 5/0484 (2006.01); A61B 5/05 (2006.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01); A61B 5/16 (2006.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 10/00 (2006.01); G01R 33/54 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61B 5/055 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 5/16 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 5/4064 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 5/4824 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 5/7239 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 6/508 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0174240A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0174240 A2 20011011; WO 0174240 A3 20020523; AU 5304001 A 20011015; CA 2403974 A1 20011011; EP 1272105 A2 20030108; JP 2003528679 A 20030930

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0110377 W 20010330; AU 5304001 A 20010330; CA 2403974 A 20010330; EP 01926507 A 20010330; JP 2001571988 A 20010330