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7513257 |
System of implantable devices for monitoring and/or affecting body parameters
A system for monitoring and/or affecting parameters of a patient's body and more particularly to such a system comprised of a system control unit (SCU) and one or more other devices, preferably...
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7509165 |
Biofeedback electronic stimulation device
A biofeedback electronic stimulation device includes a processor for generating a first control signal and a plurality of second control signals responsive to at least one input signal. Transformer...
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7505813 |
System and method for determining preferred atrioventricular pacing delay values based on intracardiac electrogram signals
Techniques are provided for use by an implantable medical device for determining optimal or preferred atrioventricular (AV) pacing delay values for use in pacing the heart. Briefly, the atria and...
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7502651 |
Methods for stimulating a dorsal root ganglion
Some embodiments of the present invention provide stimulation systems and components for selective stimulation and/or neuromodulation of one or more dorsal root ganglia through implantation of an...
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7502649 |
Gastrointestinal methods and apparatus for use in treating disorders
A method is provided for detecting a change in posture of a subject. An electrical impedance is measured between two or more sites on a stomach ( 20 ) of the subject, and an impedance signal is...
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7502217 |
Filtering capacitor feedthrough assembly
A filtering capacitor feedthrough assembly for an implantable active medical device is disclosed. The filtering capacitor feedthrough assembly includes a capacitor having an aperture, the capacitor...
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7499742 |
Electrode structures and methods for their use in cardiovascular reflex control
Devices, systems and methods are described by which the blood pressure, nervous system activity, and neurohormonal activity may be selectively and controllably reduced by activating baroreceptors....
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7499746 |
Automated adaptive muscle stimulation method and apparatus
An automated adaptive muscle stimulation system and method are disclosed. The stimulation system includes at least one electrode assembly adapted to deliver a muscle stimulation signal to the...
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7499747 |
External baroreflex activation
Methods and systems for external baroreflex activation allow a physician to characterize a patient's response to baroreflex activation prior to providing baroreflex activation therapy. Methods...
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7493159 |
Trial neuro stimulator with lead diagnostics
A medical device known as a trial neuro stimulator with a diagnostics module to determine whether the therapy lead is operational for delivering stimulation therapy to improve operation in areas...
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7493161 |
System and method to deliver therapy in presence of another therapy
Various aspects relate to a method. In various embodiments, a therapy of a first therapy type is delivered, and it is identified whether a therapy of a second therapy type is present to affect the...
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7489966 |
Independent therapy programs in an implantable medical device
Apparatus and method for independently delivering a plurality of therapy programs in an implantable medical device. A therapy controller configures the device to generate independent pulse trains...
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7489965 |
Apparatus for neuromuscular measurement and control
A dynamically configurable clamping device for applying a desired electrical current to a tissue membrane includes an input lead electrically connected to the tissue membrane to provide a sensed...
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7483743 |
System for detecting, diagnosing, and treating cardiovascular disease
An apparatus for treating cardiovascular disease in a medical patient includes one or more sensors, an implantable housing, at least one implantable lead, a signal processor, and a signaling...
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7480532 |
Baroreflex activation for pain control, sedation and sleep
Systems and methods provide baroreflex activation to treat or reduce pain and/or to cause or enhance sedation or sleep. Methods involve activating the baroreflex system to provide pain reduction,...
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7477947 |
System and method for electrical stimulation of salivation
A system, a device and a method for electrically detecting a lack of saliva in an oral cavity of an individual and for electrically stimulating the oral cavity so as to induce production of saliva...
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7469161 |
Systems and methods for monitoring and managing power consumption of an implantable medical device
In one embodiment, an external programming device is operable to determine and graphically display power consumption of an implantable medical device (“IMD”). In accordance with this particular...
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7467011 |
Hat for treating a tumor or the like
An article of clothing is pro-vided for selectively destroying dividing cells in living tissue formed of dividing cells and non-dividing cells. The dividing cells contain polarizable intracellular...
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7463929 |
Intelligent assisted control of living bodies
An apparatus and process for providing assisted control, direction, and other information to a living being through a stimulation-based interface.
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7460906 |
Baroreflex stimulation to treat acute myocardial infarction
An aspect of the present subject relates to an implantable medical system. An embodiment of the system includes a baroreflex stimulator, a myocardial infarction detector, and a controller. The...
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7454245 |
Trained and adaptive response in a neurostimulator
A method sensing at least two physiological parameters and, for each of the at least two physiological parameters, generating a first series of signals representative of the physiological parameter...
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7452336 |
Interactive neural training device
An apparatus and method for rehabilitating patients and assessing tactile skills in response to visual stimuli generated from a portable neural training device. The device generates a visual output...
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7454246 |
Sensor signal alignment
Methods and systems, including computer readable mediums, are provided for transforming a measurement made relative to a first reference frame into a corresponding measurement relative to a second...
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7450987 |
Systems and methods for precharging circuitry for pulse generation
A low power (and lower cost) implementation for amplifier used in delivering a stimulation pulse is provided according to embodiments through use of a pre-charge period for each pulse. For example,...
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7450993 |
Methods for selective stimulation of a ganglion
Some embodiments of the present invention provide stimulation systems, components and methods for stimulation of the spinal cord and the nervous system. Additional embodiments provide for selective...
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7447546 |
Methods of neurostimulating targeted neural tissue
Some embodiments of the present invention provide methods of neurostimulating targeted neural tissues. Also described are stimulation systems and components for selective stimulation and/or...
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7447547 |
Neural prosthesis based on photomechanical deflectors and tactile sensory cells
An interface for selective excitation of a biological neural network is provided. The interface includes a microelectromechanical (MEMS) device having a deformable membrane, and a tactile-sensitive...
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7444181 |
Techniques for sensing and adjusting a compliance voltage in an implantable stimulator device
Disclosed herein are methods and circuitry for monitoring and adjusting a compliance voltage in an implantable stimulator devices to an optimal value that is sufficiently high to allow for proper...
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7444180 |
Implantable microstimulator with dissecting tip and/or retrieving anchor and methods of manufacture and use
An implantable microstimulator can include a housing having a first end; an electronic subassembly disposed within the housing; a plurality of electrodes disposed on the housing and coupled to the...
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7437193 |
Microstimulator employing improved recharging reporting and telemetry techniques
An implantable microstimulator configured to be implanted beneath a patient's skin for tissue stimulation to prevent and/or treat various disorders, e.g., neurological disorders, uses a...
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7433734 |
Apparatus and method for blocking activation of tissue or conduction of action potentials while other tissue is being therapeutically activated
A desired effect is produced by therapeutically activating tissue at a first site within a patient's body and a corresponding undesired side effect is reduced by blocking activation of tissue or...
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7433738 |
Device for muscle stimulation
The invention relates to a device for muscle stimulation, said device comprising a pulse generator unit ( 9 ) for producing and sending an electrical stimulation pulse; a control unit ( 10 ) for...
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7424322 |
Method and apparatus for stimulus artifact suppression
Amplification of an evoked potential signal is carried out utilizing a high pass filter implemented as an integrator in a feedback loop which drives the DC offset voltage to zero. As a result, the...
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7418292 |
Device and method for attenuating an immune response
Stimulation of one or more neurons of the sympathetic nervous system, including the splenic nerve, to attenuate an immune response, including an inflammatory immune response, is discussed. Devices...
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7415309 |
Percutaneous access for neuromodulation procedures
A neuromodulation system, comprises an implantable electrode which is implanted within a body adjacent to a target nerve structure to which electric energy is to be applied via the electrode and a...
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7412285 |
Method and device for treating cancer with electrical therapy in conjunction with chemotherapeutic agents and radiation therapy
This invention relates generally to the electrical treatment of malignant tumors and neoplasms by applying a voltage to affected tissue. Devices and various adaptations therein are described for...
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7406351 |
Activity sensing for stimulator control
The disclosure describes a system that measures the distance between one or more electrodes and tissue of a patient, and controls one or more parameters of the stimulation delivered to the tissue...
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7400926 |
Intestine dysfunction treatment apparatus
An intestine dysfunction treatment apparatus comprises an electric stimulation device ( 56 ) implanted in a patient, who suffers from intestine dysfunction. The stimulation device comprises...
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7373204 |
Implantable device and method for treatment of hypertension
A method and apparatus for treatment of hypertension with electrostimulation of peripheral nerves. Treatment is performed by periodically stimulating a nerve such as a median nerve. Apparatus for...
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7363085 |
Augmenting hypoventilation
An exemplary method includes sensing respiratory information related to tidal volume, based at least in part on the respiratory information, determining if the tidal volume is less than a limit...
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7363090 |
Band stop filter employing a capacitor and an inductor tank circuit to enhance MRI compatibility of active implantable medical devices
A band stop filter is provided for a lead wire of an active implantable medical device (AIMD). The band stop filter includes a capacitor in parallel with an inductor. The parallel capacitor and...
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7353059 |
Medical device with low EMI leakage
A medical device is configured to attenuate emission of electromagnetic radiation and comprises a housing, a circuit assembly mounted in the housing, and a panel coupled to the housing and to the...
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7346382 |
Brain stimulation models, systems, devices, and methods
This document discusses, among other things, brain stimulation models, systems, devices, and methods, such as for deep brain stimulation (DBS) or other electrical stimulation. A model computes a...
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7346391 |
Cerebral or organ interface system
A cerebral and/or interface system has a housing mechanism configured to be at least partially spaced in a cavity formed in the subject's skull; an attaching mechanism for attaching the housing...
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7346390 |
Appetite suppression device
An electro-acupuncture based appetite suppression device comprises a headset, having integrated therein a plurality of electrodes, for delivering to the tragus region of a user a mild electrical...
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7343200 |
Methods and systems for automatically determining a neural response threshold current level
Methods of automatically determining a neural response threshold current level include identifying one or more neural response signals at one or more corresponding stimulation current levels,...
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7343203 |
Apparatus for electrotherapy
In an apparatus for electrotherapy, comprising a circuit arrangement with a terminal for generation of a sequence of voltage pulses and two electrodes for application of these voltage pulses to a...
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7340298 |
Enhancement of cerebral blood flow by electrical nerve stimulation
A method for increasing cerebral blood flow in a patient. A electrical stimulating device is provided. The electrical stimulating device is applied to the patient at a region adjacent the cervical...
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7336993 |
Therapy appliance for punctual stimulation
A punctual stimulation therapy appliance ( 1 ) comprising a battery-operated treatment current generator ( 2 ) which is arranged in a small housing ( 5 ) to be worn on the body in the region of the...
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7337006 |
Methods and systems for modulating neural tissue
Some embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for modulating neural tissue including systems and components for selective stimulation and/or neuromodulation of targeted...
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