摘要:
A method and control system for determining and applying stimulation settings for a brain stimulation probe (10, 12) is provided. The brain stimulation probe (10, 12) comprises a plurality of stimulation electrodes (11). The method comprises for multiple stimulation electrodes (11) of the plurality of stimulation electrodes (11): applying a test current and determining a corresponding patient response, determining a volume of influence based (32, 52, 71, 91) on the test current and a position of the stimulation electrode (11), combining the volume of influence (32, 52, 71, 91) and the corresponding patient response with generalized anatomic knowledge of stimulation induced behavior for associating the volume of influence (32, 52, 71, 91) to an anatomic structure (33, 43, 53), and determining an intersection (41, 51) of the volume of influence (32, 52, 71, 91) and the associated anatomic structure (33, 43, 53). Then, based on the determined intersections (41, 51) an optimal stimulation volume and corresponding stimulation settings for the brain stimulation probe (10, 12) are determined.
摘要:
The application relates to a system (1) for determination of an orientation (14) of a biomedical stimulation device (2) in respect to an object (20). The system comprises the first biomedical stimulation device (2) comprising at least two stimulator for elements (4A;4C) and a generator (22) arranged for feeding the stimulator elements (4A;4C) with time-varying electric signals (6A;6C), wherein the time-varying electric signals (6A;6C) differ by a predetermined phase. The system further comprises a sensor device (10) with a known relative position (X;α) with respect to the first biomedical stimulation device (2), arranged for sensing a sensing signal (8) from the stimulator elements (4A;4C), wherein the sensing signal (8) is originated from the time-varying electric signals (6A;6C) from the stimulator elements (4A;4C) and a processor device (12) arranged for determining the orientation (14) of the first biomedical stimulation device (2) based on a sensed phase of the sensing signal (8), phases of the time-varying signals (6A;6C) and the known relative position (X;α). Said system accurately determines the orientation, i.e. angular position, of the biomedical stimulation device in respect to the object. The orientation is also accurately determined when the biomedical stimulation device is implanted in the object. Such a system is relatively cheap. The application also relates to a method for determination of an orientation (14) of a first biomedical stimulation device (2) in respect to an object (20).
摘要:
System for providing a stimulus comprising a probe with multiple electrodes each capable of providing a particular current to surrounding tissue a generator for providing to each of the electrodes the particular current a controller for controlling the generator to provide current to the electrodes to achieve a desired electrical field around the probe.
摘要:
A neurostimulation device is provided comprising an input, a neurostimulation probe, a stimulation unit and a distribution calculation module. At the input stimulation data is received comprising information relating to a stimulation preferability and an orientation of at least one fiber bundle. The neurostimulation probe comprises an array of stimulation electrodes which are coupled to the stimulation unit. The stimulation unit, in accordance with a specified current distribution, provides currents to the respective stimulation electrodes for generating an electric field gradient. The distribution calculation module is coupled to the input and the stimulation unit for based on the stimulation data determining a preferred position and orientation for the electric field gradient, and based on the preferred position and orientation for the electric field gradient, calculating the specified current distribution.
摘要:
A dual-stack recordable optical data storage medium wherein a focused radiation beam having a wavelength λ enters through an entrance face of the medium during recording. The medium includes a substrate, a first recording stack L0, including a recording layer, the first recording stack L0 having an optical reflection value RL0 and an optical absorption value AL0 at the wavelength λ, and a second recording stack L1 including a recording layer, the second recording stack L1 having an optical reflection value RL1 and an optical absorption value AL1 at the wavelength λ, and a transparent spacer layer between the recording stacks. The second stack is closer to the entrance face than the first stack. By fulfilling the formula AL1≦1−Rmin−√(Rmin/RL0), where Rmin is the minimum effective optical reflection value for each recording stack, full compatibility is achieved with a read only version of the medium.
摘要:
A dual-stack optical data storage medium for write-once recording using a focused radiation beam entering through an entrance face of the medium is described. The medium includes at least one substrate with present on a side thereof a first recording stack L0 having a write-once type L0 recording layer with an absorption kL0 and a second recording stack L1 including a write-once type L1 recording layer with an absorption kL1. The first recording stack L0 has an optical reflection value RL0 and an optical transmission value TL0 and the second recording stack has an optical reflection value RL1. The first recording stack is present at a position closer to the entrance face than the second recording stacks When the following conditions are fulfilled: 0.45 ≦TL0≦0.75 and 0.40 ≦RL1≦0.80 and kL0
摘要:
A system for communicating information between at least two medical devices implanted within the body of a subject using volume conduction of electrical signals as a means of communication and wherein one of the implanted medical devices is configured to provide electrical stimulation to the tissue is disclosed. The system comprises a first implant device having at least two transmit electrodes configured to transmit electrical stimulation pulses, wherein one of the electrodes may be a common return electrode, an encoding means configured to employ a channel as a transmitter transmission medium for stimulation pulses and encoding the information into the stimulation pulses, a second implant device having at least two receive electrodes configured to receive the transmitted stimulation pulses with encoded information, and a decoding means configured to decode the information encoded into the stimulation pulses. The disclosed system provides reliable and efficient communication between implantable devices.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a recording apparatus, record carrier and method of recording data on at least two layers of a recording medium by using a radiation power, wherein individual recording speeds are determined for respective ones of the at least two layers at different values of the radiation power. A recording speed to be used for recording on an individual one of the at least two recording layers is selected based on a maximum radiation power specified for the recording operation, and the speed of the recording operation is controlled individually for each of the at least two layers based on the selected recording speed. The determination of the individual recording speeds at different radiation power values may be written or embossed on the record carrier. Furthermore, a recording sequence used for recording on the recording layers can be set based on the sensitivities and thus recording speeds. Thereby, total recording time can be minimized for multi-layer recording media.
摘要:
A method and a corresponding apparatus for recording an information on a recordable optical record carrier (2) by irradiation of a light beam through an optical system (3-7) onto said record carrier (2) for forming marks and lands representing said information along an information recording direction (t), obtains a higher recording density, and thus higher data capacity, by using astigmatism for influencing the light beam from the light source (8) to the record carrier (2) during recording of information so as to obtain a light beam having a substantially oval spot profile having a shorter axis in the information recording direction (t), i.e., the tangential direction for an optical disc, compared to the direction (r) orthogonal thereto, i.e., the radial direction.
摘要:
The invention relates to an optical storage medium comprising below an entrance face (EF) a higher recording stack (ST0) comprising a higher recording layer (L0) and at least a lower recording stack (ST1), said lower recording stack (ST1) being recorded or read back by a radiation beam (4) entering into the optical storage medium through the entrance face (EF) with a wavelength (λ), focused on said lower recording stack (ST1) and transmitted through the higher recording stack (ST0), a recording of the higher recording layer (L0) causing an optical thickness variation between recorded and unrecorded areas of said first recording layer (L0), which is included into the range [0.03λ, 0.125λ].