External charger for an implantable medical device having at least one moveable charging coil
    1.
    发明授权
    External charger for an implantable medical device having at least one moveable charging coil 有权
    用于具有至少一个可移动充电线圈的可植入医疗装置的外部充电器

    公开(公告)号:US08994325B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-31

    申请号:US13277522

    申请日:2011-10-20

    摘要: Improved external chargers for charging an implantable medical device, and particularly useful in charging a plurality of such devices, are disclosed. Each of the various embodiments include design elements for mechanically manipulating the position of one or more charging coils within the external charger to customize the magnetic charging field as appropriate for the charger/implantable device environment. For example, a single charging coil may be moved within a housing of the external charger to direct the charging field of the coil towards the currently “coldest” implant, i.e., the implant with the lowest coupling to the external charger. The one or more charging coils may be mechanically manipulated within the external charger housing in a number of ways, including by using linear actuators, by inflatable bladders, or even by hand.

    摘要翻译: 公开了改进的用于对植入式医疗装置进行充电的外部充电器,并且对于多个这种装置的充电特别有用。 各种实施例中的每一个都包括用于机械地操纵外部充电器内的一个或多个充电线圈的位置的设计元件,以适应充电器/可植入装置环境来定制磁充电场。 例如,单个充电线圈可以在外部充电器的壳体内移动以将线圈的充电场引向当前“最冷”的植入物,即具有与外部充电器的最低耦合的植入物。 一个或多个充电线圈可以以多种方式在外部充电器壳体内机械地操作,包括通过使用线性致动器,可膨胀气囊,或甚至手动操作。

    External Charger with Customizable Magnetic Charging Field
    2.
    发明申请
    External Charger with Customizable Magnetic Charging Field 有权
    带定制磁场的外部充电器

    公开(公告)号:US20110276111A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-10

    申请号:US13099906

    申请日:2011-05-03

    IPC分类号: A61N1/36

    摘要: Improved external chargers for charging an implantable medical device, and particularly useful in charging a plurality of such devices, are disclosed. Each of the various embodiments include a plurality of field customization coils for customizing the magnetic charging field generated by the external charger such that the magnetic charging field is not radially symmetric. For example, one embodiment includes a primary coil with a plurality of field customization coils distributed radially with respect to the coil. The generated magnetic charging field can be rendered radially asymmetric by selectively activating or disabling the field customization coils in response to data quantifying the coupling between the various implants and the field customization coils in the charger. If there is a relatively high coupling between a particular implant and a particular customization coil for example, that customization coil can be activated to counter the magnetic charging field at that location, while still maintaining a relatively high magnetic charging field at the location of other implants that may have lower couplings.

    摘要翻译: 公开了改进的用于对植入式医疗装置进行充电的外部充电器,并且对于多个这种装置的充电特别有用。 各种实施例中的每一个包括用于定制由外部充电器产生的磁充电场的多个场定制线圈,使得磁充电场不是径向对称的。 例如,一个实施例包括具有相对于线圈径向分布的多个场定制线圈的初级线圈。 响应于量化各种种植体和充电器中的野外定制线圈之间的耦合的数据,通过选择性地激活或禁用场定制线圈,可以使产生的磁充电场呈径向不对称。 例如,如果特定植入物和特定定制线圈之间存在相对较高的耦合,则该定制线圈可以被激活以抵抗该位置处的磁充电场,同时在其它植入物的位置保持相对高的磁充电场 这可能会降低联轴器。

    External Charger for an Implantable Medical Device Having at Least One Moveable Charging Coil
    4.
    发明申请
    External Charger for an Implantable Medical Device Having at Least One Moveable Charging Coil 有权
    具有至少一个可移动充电线圈的可植入医疗设备的外部充电器

    公开(公告)号:US20120119699A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-17

    申请号:US13277522

    申请日:2011-10-20

    IPC分类号: H02J7/00

    摘要: Improved external chargers for charging an implantable medical device, and particularly useful in charging a plurality of such devices, are disclosed. Each of the various embodiments include design elements for mechanically manipulating the position of one or more charging coils within the external charger to customize the magnetic charging field as appropriate for the charger/implantable device environment. For example, a single charging coil may be moved within a housing of the external charger to direct the charging field of the coil towards the currently “coldest” implant, i.e., the implant with the lowest coupling to the external charger. The one or more charging coils may be mechanically manipulated within the external charger housing in a number of ways, including by using linear actuators, by inflatable bladders, or even by hand.

    摘要翻译: 公开了改进的用于对植入式医疗装置进行充电的外部充电器,并且对于多个这种装置的充电特别有用。 各种实施例中的每一个都包括用于机械地操纵外部充电器内的一个或多个充电线圈的位置的设计元件,以适应充电器/可植入装置环境来定制磁充电场。 例如,单个充电线圈可以在外部充电器的壳体内移动以将线圈的充电场引向当前“最冷”的植入物,即具有与外部充电器的最低耦合的植入物。 一个或多个充电线圈可以以多种方式在外部充电器壳体内机械地操作,包括通过使用线性致动器,可膨胀气囊,或甚至手动操作。

    External charger with customizable magnetic charging field

    公开(公告)号:US09700730B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-07-11

    申请号:US13099906

    申请日:2011-05-03

    摘要: Improved external chargers for charging an implantable medical device, and particularly useful in charging a plurality of such devices, are disclosed. Each of the various embodiments include a plurality of field customization coils for customizing the magnetic charging field generated by the external charger such that the magnetic charging field is not radially symmetric. For example, one embodiment includes a primary coil with a plurality of field customization coils distributed radially with respect to the coil. The generated magnetic charging field can be rendered radially asymmetric by selectively activating or disabling the field customization coils in response to data quantifying the coupling between the various implants and the field customization coils in the charger. If there is a relatively high coupling between a particular implant and a particular customization coil for example, that customization coil can be activated to counter the magnetic charging field at that location, while still maintaining a relatively high magnetic charging field at the location of other implants that may have lower couplings.

    Multimodal neurostimulation systems and methods
    6.
    发明授权
    Multimodal neurostimulation systems and methods 有权
    多模式神经刺激系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09452288B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-27

    申请号:US11951987

    申请日:2007-12-06

    摘要: A system for performing a neurostimulation trial comprises an external trial stimulator capable of delivering stimulation energy to a plurality of electrodes carried by one or more stimulation leads. The external trial stimulator is configurable to operate in a plurality of stimulation energy delivery modes to respectively emulate one of different neurostimulator types. The system may further comprise a programmer capable of configuring the external trial stimulator to operate in one of the stimulation energy delivery modes. The programmer may be capable of generating a first programming screen capable of allowing a first set of stimulation parameters to be defined for the first neurostimulator type, and a second programming screen capable of allowing a second set of stimulation parameters to be defined for a second neurostimulator type.

    摘要翻译: 用于执行神经刺激试验的系统包括能够将刺激能量递送到由一个或多个刺激引线携带的多个电极的外部刺激器。 外部刺激器可配置为在多个刺激能量递送模式中操作以分别模拟不同神经刺激器类型之一。 该系统还可以包括能够配置外部试用刺激器以在刺激能量递送模式之一中操作的编程器。 程序员可能能够生成第一编程屏幕,其能够允许为第一神经刺激器类型定义第一组刺激参数;以及第二编程屏幕,其能够允许为第二神经刺激器定义第二组刺激参数 类型。

    MULTIMODAL NEUROSTIMULATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    8.
    发明申请
    MULTIMODAL NEUROSTIMULATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS 有权
    多模式神经系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20090149917A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-06-11

    申请号:US11951987

    申请日:2007-12-06

    IPC分类号: A61N1/08

    摘要: A system for performing a neurostimulation trial comprises an external trial stimulator capable of delivering stimulation energy to a plurality of electrodes carried by one or more stimulation leads. The external trial stimulator is configurable to operate in a plurality of stimulation energy delivery modes to respectively emulate one of different neurostimulator types. The system may further comprise a programmer capable of configuring the external trial stimulator to operate in one of the stimulation energy delivery modes. The programmer may be capable of generating a first programming screen capable of allowing a first set of stimulation parameters to be defined for the first neurostimulator type, and a second programming screen capable of allowing a second set of stimulation parameters to be defined for a second neurostimulator type.

    摘要翻译: 用于执行神经刺激试验的系统包括能够将刺激能量递送到由一个或多个刺激引线携带的多个电极的外部刺激器。 外部刺激器可配置为在多个刺激能量递送模式中操作以分别模拟不同神经刺激器类型之一。 该系统还可以包括能够配置外部试用刺激器以在刺激能量递送模式之一中操作的编程器。 程序员可能能够生成第一编程屏幕,其能够允许为第一神经刺激器类型定义第一组刺激参数;以及第二编程屏幕,其能够允许为第二神经刺激器定义第二组刺激参数 类型。