WO2009056766A1 - Device for stimulating a patient's memory - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a device for stimulating memory in a person suffering from cerebral degeneration, for example a patient suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
- the invention more particularly aims to stimulate this memory by association of several information including the patient's sense of smell.
- Olfactory memory is one of the deepest and most instinctive in humans. Consequently, for a patient suffering from Alzheimer's disease, for example, it may be beneficial to propose programs for reeducation of the faulty memory, notably involving the solicitation of the sense of smell.
- the invention makes it possible to implement such a process.
- the invention relates to a device for stimulating memory in a person suffering from cerebral degeneration, for example a patient suffering from Alzheimer's disease, characterized in that it comprises a selector-diffuser of predetermined odorous products and at the less a means of reproduction of information addressed to a sense other than smell and correlated with the odorous products of said selector-diffuser.
- another means of reproducing information seeking the view, can be a reproducer of images, the images being correlated to the odorous products of the selector-diffuser.
- Yet another means of reproducing information can be a reproducer of sounds, these sounds being correlated to said odorous products.
- a personal computer or the like has a screen and a sound card. Therefore, it is advantageous to use such a personal computer and to program it to manage the transmission of said information correlated to the fragrance products of the selector-diffuser.
- Such a computer can be easily programmed to manage the transmission of this information and to generate control commands of the selector-diffuser to cause the vaporization of a produces a predetermined odor at the same time as reproducing an image and / or a corresponding sound.
- the selector-diffuser may consist of a plurality of solenoid valves respectively associated with tanks of specific odorous products, preferably in the liquid state.
- a common compressed air source is connected to the inputs of all solenoid valves. Each output makes it possible to emit an aerosol jet of the selected odorant product when the corresponding solenoid valve is controlled.
- the single figure is a schematic view of the constituent elements of the device according to the invention.
- the device 11 for stimulating the memory comprises a conventional computer 13 comprising a central unit 14, a display screen 15 and a control keyboard 16.
- the computer is equipped with a sound card and a A small speaker 18.
- the device 11 also comprises a selector-diffuser of predetermined odorous products.
- this selector-diffuser 20 comprises a plurality of solenoid valves 22a-22f .... respectively associated with tanks 23a-23f of specific odorous products.
- the outputs of the electro-valves are provided with nozzles 25a-25f for selectively emitting aerosol jets of said product.
- all the inputs of the solenoid valves are connected to a source of compressed air 30.
- a control link 32 is established between an interface 33 and the computer 13.
- the orders produced by the computer are transmitted to the interface .
- Such an order is representative of a solenoid valve and makes it possible to correlate the visual and / or sound information that is produced simultaneously by the computer and a corresponding selected odor.
- an operator can control the running of a whole program for broadcasting correlated information including, each time, an odor and an image and / or a sound.
- the tanks 23a-23f are filled with odorous extracts each reconstituting a precise odor may recall a significant element of the active life of the patient.
- the structure is preferably modular to be able to have a number of reservoirs and solenoid valves corresponding to the patient's rehabilitation program.
- the generated odors recall, for example, trades, animals, places characteristic of childhood and active life of the patient. They are chosen, as well as the corresponding images and sounds, according to the patient's past, reconstituted by his relatives.
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Abstract
Description
Dispositif pour stimuler la mémoire d'un patient Device for stimulating the memory of a patient
L'invention concerne un dispositif pour stimuler la mémoire chez une personne atteinte de dégénérescence cérébrale, par exemple un patient atteint de la maladie d'Alzheimer. L'invention a plus particulièrement pour objectif de stimuler cette mémoire par association de plusieurs informations faisant notamment intervenir l'odorat du patient.The invention relates to a device for stimulating memory in a person suffering from cerebral degeneration, for example a patient suffering from Alzheimer's disease. The invention more particularly aims to stimulate this memory by association of several information including the patient's sense of smell.
La mémoire olfactive est une des plus profondes et des plus instinctives, chez l'humain. Par conséquent, pour un patient atteint de la maladie d'Alzheimer, par exemple, il peut s'avérer bénéfique de proposer des programmes de rééducation de la mémoire défaillante, impliquant notamment la sollicitation de l'odorat. L'invention permet de mettre en œuvre un tel processus.Olfactory memory is one of the deepest and most instinctive in humans. Consequently, for a patient suffering from Alzheimer's disease, for example, it may be beneficial to propose programs for reeducation of the faulty memory, notably involving the solicitation of the sense of smell. The invention makes it possible to implement such a process.
Plus particulièrement, l'invention concerne un dispositif pour stimuler la mémoire chez une personne atteinte de dégénérescence cérébrale, par exemple un patient atteint de la maladie d'Alzheimer, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte un sélecteur-diffuseur de produits odorants prédéterminés et au moins un moyen de reproduction d'informations s'adressant à un autre sens que l'odorat et corrélées aux produits odorants dudit sélecteur-diffuseur.More particularly, the invention relates to a device for stimulating memory in a person suffering from cerebral degeneration, for example a patient suffering from Alzheimer's disease, characterized in that it comprises a selector-diffuser of predetermined odorous products and at the less a means of reproduction of information addressed to a sense other than smell and correlated with the odorous products of said selector-diffuser.
A une telle information olfactive, on peut associer, notamment une image et/ou un son. D'autres sens peuvent être mis à contribution, notamment le toucher.With such olfactory information, it is possible to associate, in particular, an image and / or a sound. Other senses can be put to use, including touch.
En conséquence, un autre moyen de reproduction d'informations, sollicitant la vue, peut être un reproducteur d'images, les images étant corrélées aux produits odorants du sélecteur-diffuseur. Encore un autre moyen de reproduction d'informations peut être un reproducteur de sons, ces sons étant corrélés auxdits produits odorants.Accordingly, another means of reproducing information, seeking the view, can be a reproducer of images, the images being correlated to the odorous products of the selector-diffuser. Yet another means of reproducing information can be a reproducer of sounds, these sounds being correlated to said odorous products.
Dans la pratique, un ordinateur personnel ou analogue comporte un écran et une carte son. Par conséquent, il est avantageux d'utiliser un tel ordinateur personnel et de le programmer pour gérer l'émission desdites informations corrélées aux produits odorants du sélecteur-diffuseur. Un tel ordinateur peut être facilement programmé pour gérer l'émission de ces informations et pour générer des ordres de commande du sélecteur-diffuseur afin de provoquer la vaporisation d'un produit d'une odeur prédéterminée en même temps que la reproduction d'une image et/ou d'un son correspondant.In practice, a personal computer or the like has a screen and a sound card. Therefore, it is advantageous to use such a personal computer and to program it to manage the transmission of said information correlated to the fragrance products of the selector-diffuser. Such a computer can be easily programmed to manage the transmission of this information and to generate control commands of the selector-diffuser to cause the vaporization of a produces a predetermined odor at the same time as reproducing an image and / or a corresponding sound.
Le sélecteur-diffuseur peut être constitué d'une pluralité d'électrovannes, respectivement associées à des réservoirs de produits odorants spécifiques, de préférence à l'état liquide. Une source d'air comprimé commune est connectée aux entrées de toutes les électrovannes. Chaque sortie permet d'émettre un jet d'aérosol du produit odorant sélectionné, lorsque l'électrovanne correspondante est commandée.The selector-diffuser may consist of a plurality of solenoid valves respectively associated with tanks of specific odorous products, preferably in the liquid state. A common compressed air source is connected to the inputs of all solenoid valves. Each output makes it possible to emit an aerosol jet of the selected odorant product when the corresponding solenoid valve is controlled.
L'invention sera mieux comprise et d'autres avantages de celle- ci apparaîtront mieux à la description d'un dispositif conforme à son principe, donnée en référence au dessin annexé dans lequel :The invention will be better understood and other advantages thereof will appear better in the description of a device according to its principle, given with reference to the appended drawing in which:
- la figure unique est une vue schématique des éléments constitutifs du dispositif conforme à l'invention.- The single figure is a schematic view of the constituent elements of the device according to the invention.
Dans l'exemple décrit, le dispositif 11 permettant de stimuler la mémoire comporte un ordinateur classique 13 comprenant une unité centrale 14, un écran de visualisation 15 et un clavier de commande 16. L'ordinateur est équipé d'une carte-son et d'un petit haut-parleur 18. Le dispositif 11 comporte aussi un sélecteur-diffuseur de produits odorants prédéterminés. Dans l'exemple, ce sélecteur-diffuseur 20 comprend une pluralité d'électrovannes 22a-22f.... respectivement associées à des réservoirs 23a-23f de produits odorants spécifiques. Les sorties des élëctrovannes sont munies de buses 25a-25f permettant d'émettre sélectivement des jets d'aérosols dudit produit. A cet effet, toutes les entrées des électrovannes sont reliées à une source d'air comprimé 30. Une liaison de commande 32 est établie entre une interface 33 et l'ordinateur 13. Les ordres élaborés par l'ordinateur sont transmis à l'interface. Un tel ordre est représentatif d'une électrovanne et permet de faire la corrélation entre les informations visuelles et/ou sonores qui sont élaborées simultanément par l'ordinateur et une odeur sélectionnée correspondante. A l'aide du clavier un opérateur peut commander le déroulement de tout un programme de diffusion d'informations corrélées comprenant, chaque fois, une odeur et une image et/ou un son. Les réservoirs 23a-23f sont remplis d'extraits odorants reconstituant chacun une odeur précise susceptible de rappeler un élément marquant de la vie active du patient. La structure est de préférence modulaire pour pouvoir disposer d'un nombre de réservoirs et d'électrovannes correspondant au programme de rééducation du patient.In the example described, the device 11 for stimulating the memory comprises a conventional computer 13 comprising a central unit 14, a display screen 15 and a control keyboard 16. The computer is equipped with a sound card and a A small speaker 18. The device 11 also comprises a selector-diffuser of predetermined odorous products. In the example, this selector-diffuser 20 comprises a plurality of solenoid valves 22a-22f .... respectively associated with tanks 23a-23f of specific odorous products. The outputs of the electro-valves are provided with nozzles 25a-25f for selectively emitting aerosol jets of said product. For this purpose, all the inputs of the solenoid valves are connected to a source of compressed air 30. A control link 32 is established between an interface 33 and the computer 13. The orders produced by the computer are transmitted to the interface . Such an order is representative of a solenoid valve and makes it possible to correlate the visual and / or sound information that is produced simultaneously by the computer and a corresponding selected odor. With the help of the keyboard, an operator can control the running of a whole program for broadcasting correlated information including, each time, an odor and an image and / or a sound. The tanks 23a-23f are filled with odorous extracts each reconstituting a precise odor may recall a significant element of the active life of the patient. The structure is preferably modular to be able to have a number of reservoirs and solenoid valves corresponding to the patient's rehabilitation program.
Les odeurs générées rappellent par exemple des métiers, des animaux, des lieux caractéristiques de l'enfance et de la vie active du patient. Elles sont choisies, de même que les images et les sons correspondants, en fonction du passé du patient, reconstitué par ses proches. The generated odors recall, for example, trades, animals, places characteristic of childhood and active life of the patient. They are chosen, as well as the corresponding images and sounds, according to the patient's past, reconstituted by his relatives.
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