Neural interface fabrication
    7.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10603486B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-31

    申请号:US16309182

    申请日:2017-06-12

    摘要: Methods for fabricating implantable cuff electrodes for contacting or at least partially surrounding internal body tissue such as, e.g., nerves, smooth muscles, striated muscles, arteries, veins, ligamental tissues, connective tissues, cartilage tissues, bones, or other similar body tissues, structures and organs are disclosed. An example method includes preparing a substrate including an implantable cuff electrode shape, applying a mold material to the substrate, curing the mold material to form a mold, releasing the mold from the substrate, inserting at least one conductor into the mold that penetrates through the channel of the mold, pressing a formable material into the channel of the mold to form a body of an implantable cuff electrode about the at least one conductor, curing the body of the implantable cuff electrode, and releasing the body of the implantable cuff electrode from the mold.

    Nerve stimulation system
    9.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12036413B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-16

    申请号:US17415599

    申请日:2019-12-13

    IPC分类号: A61N1/00 A61N1/05 A61N1/36

    CPC分类号: A61N1/36167 A61N1/0551

    摘要: A system (1) for electrically stimulating a nerve (3), the system comprising: a first stimulator (5) and a second stimulator (7) for electrically stimulating the nerve, the first stimulator and the second stimulator spaced apart from one another by a first distance; and a controller (9) arranged to: a) set a time interval as a function of the first distance and the speed of propagation of an action potential in the nerve; b) activate the first stimulator for a first stimulation period, thus inducing electrical activity in the nerve; and c) activate the second stimulator for a second stimulation period after the time interval has elapsed after the end of the first time period. Preferably, the time interval is a sum of the first time period and a buffer time period for allowing the nerve to recover from stimulation.

    Stimulation of a Nerve Supplying the Spleen

    公开(公告)号:US20220401734A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-22

    申请号:US17872319

    申请日:2022-07-25

    IPC分类号: A61N1/36 A61N1/05

    摘要: Stimulation of neural activity in a nerve supplying the spleen, wherein the nerve is associated with a neurovascular bundle, can modulate pro- and anti-inflammatory molecules levels, thereby reducing inflammation and providing ways of treating inflammatory disorders. The invention provides improved ways of treating inflammatory disorders which minimize off-target effects.