- 专利标题: Apparatus and method for modulating neurochemical levels in the brain
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申请号: US13449559申请日: 2012-04-18
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公开(公告)号: US08433415B2公开(公告)日: 2013-04-30
- 发明人: James C. Leiter , Mykyta M. Chemov , David W. Roberts
- 申请人: James C. Leiter , Mykyta M. Chemov , David W. Roberts
- 申请人地址: US NH Hanover
- 专利权人: The Trustees of Dartmouth College
- 当前专利权人: The Trustees of Dartmouth College
- 当前专利权人地址: US NH Hanover
- 代理机构: Lathrop & Gage LLP
- 主分类号: A61N1/36
- IPC分类号: A61N1/36
摘要:
A treatment for Parkinson's Disease uses a stimulus electrode implanted in a subthalamic nucleus with a chemosensor implanted in a globus pallidus pars interna (GPi) of the subject. A level of a neurochemical is sensed with the chemosensor, and compared to a desired level. When the level of the neurochemical is less than desired, an electrical stimulation is provided to the stimulus electrode. In alternative embodiments, the neurochemical sensed is glutamate or dopamine. An alternative system uses a chemosensor implanted in the striatum instead of the GPi. An alternative system for treating benign essential tremor uses a stimulus electrode implanted in the thalamus with feedback taken from a chemosensor in the striatum.
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