Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Patient directed therapy control
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Application No.: US13740860Application Date: 2013-01-14
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Publication No.: US09248288B2Publication Date: 2016-02-02
- Inventor: Eric J. Panken , Timothy J. Denison , Gregory F. Molnar
- Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Agency: Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A.
- Main IPC: A61N1/36
- IPC: A61N1/36 ; A61B5/00 ; A61M5/142 ; A61M5/172 ; A61N1/372 ; G06F3/01 ; A61B5/048

Abstract:
A patient controls the delivery of therapy through volitional inputs that are detected by a biosignal within the brain. The volitional patient input may be directed towards performing a specific physical or mental activity, such as moving a muscle or performing a mathematical calculation. In one embodiment, a biosignal detection module monitors an electroencephalogram (EEG) signal from within the brain of the patient and determines whether the EEG signal includes the biosignal. In one embodiment, the biosignal detection module analyzes one or more frequency components of the EEG signal. In this manner, the patient may adjust therapy delivery by providing a volitional input that is detected by brain signals, wherein the volitional input may not require the interaction with another device, thereby eliminating the need for an external programmer to adjust therapy delivery. Example therapies include electrical stimulation, drug delivery, and delivery of sensory cues.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130131755A1 PATIENT DIRECTED THERAPY CONTROL Public/Granted day:2013-05-23
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