Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for enhancing or affecting neural stimulation efficiency and/or efficacy
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Application No.: US14101189Application Date: 2013-12-09
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Publication No.: US09186510B2Publication Date: 2015-11-17
- Inventor: Bradford Evan Gliner , Allen Wyler , Brad Fowler , W. Douglas Sheffield , Richard Kuntz , Kent Leyde , Leif R. Sloan
- Applicant: Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Plano
- Assignee: ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS, INC.
- Current Assignee: ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Plano
- Main IPC: A61N1/36
- IPC: A61N1/36 ; A61N1/08 ; A61N1/05 ; A61N1/372

Abstract:
Systems and methods for enhancing or affecting neural stimulation efficiency and/or efficacy are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system and/or method may apply electromagnetic stimulation to a patient's nervous system over a first time domain according to a first set of stimulation parameters, and over a second time domain according to a second set of stimulation parameters. The first and second time domains may be sequential, simultaneous, or nested. Stimulation parameters may vary in accordance with one or more types of duty cycle, amplitude, pulse repetition frequency, pulse width, spatiotemporal, and/or polarity variations. Stimulation may be applied at subthreshold, threshold, and/or suprathreshold levels in one or more periodic, aperiodic (e.g., chaotic), and/or pseudo-random manners. In some embodiments stimulation may comprise a burst pattern having an interburst frequency corresponding to an intrinsic brainwave frequency, and regular and/or varying intraburst stimulation parameters. Stimulation signals providing reduced power consumption with at least adequate symptomatic relief may be applied prior to moderate or significant power source depletion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140222113A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING OR AFFECTING NEURAL STIMULATION EFFICIENCY AND/OR EFFICACY Public/Granted day:2014-08-07
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