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7620456 |
Systems and methods for reducing the likelihood of inducing collateral neural activity during neural stimulation threshold test procedures
Test procedures for determining a neural stimulation threshold of a patient. In one embodiment, the procedure includes applying a test stimulation signal to the patient and monitoring the patient...
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7617002 |
Selection of neurostimulator parameter configurations using decision trees
A selection of parameter configurations for a neurostimulator using decision trees may be employed by a programming device to allow a clinician or other user to select parameter configurations, and...
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7616998 |
Electrical stimulation of structures within the brain
A method for treating a patient with an obsession, a compulsion, an anxiety or a depression disorder, comprising applying chronic electrical stimulation to at least a portion of the patient's...
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7610095 |
Diagnosis, treatment, and research of brain disorders
A method and a Cranial Electrical Stimulator CES for operation in a diagnosis, treatment, research, and test mode related to brain disorders, namely to mental disorders, and to neurological...
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7606622 |
Method and device for detecting and treating depression
A system is described for detecting and/or treating depression that may be incorporated into an implantable device such as a cardiac rhythm management device. The device may determine that...
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7603174 |
Stimulation of the amygdalohippocampal complex to treat neurological conditions
A system and/or method treating for a neurological disorder by brain region stimulation. The system and/or method comprises a probe and a device to provide stimulation. The probe has a stimulation...
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7596408 |
Implantable medical device with anti-infection agent
An implantable medical device with anti-infection agent. The implantable medical device may be configured for placement in the head of a patient and for monitoring or treatment of the brain. The...
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7582062 |
Methods of neural centre location and electrode placement in the central nervous system
A method of locating the position of a selected neural centre in the central nervous system of an animal is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of (a) stimulating neurons at a first central...
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7577481 |
Methods and apparatus for effectuating a lasting change in a neural-function of a patient
The following disclosure describes a method for intracranial electrical stimulation to treat or otherwise effectuate a change in neural-functions of a patient. Several embodiments are directed...
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7565200 |
Systems and methods for selecting stimulation sites and applying treatment, including treatment of symptoms of Parkinson's disease, other movement disorders, and/or drug side effects
Methods and systems for treating movement disorders are disclosed. A method in accordance with one embodiment can include determining that the movement disorder affects the patient's gait, oral...
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7565199 |
Methods for treating and/or collecting information regarding neurological disorders, including language disorders
Methods for treating and/or collecting information regarding neurological disorders, including language disorders. A method in accordance with one embodiment directing a patient to perform a...
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7561919 |
SPG stimulation via the greater palatine canal
Apparatus for application to a subject is provided, including an elongated support element having a length of between 1.8 cm and 4 cm, and having proximal and distal ends; and one or more...
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7561918 |
Autocapture in a neurostimulator
A method (and associated apparatus) of providing electrical neurostimulation therapy to a patient using an implanted neurostimulator comprises (a) delivering an electrical stimulation to a nerve...
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7555344 |
Selective neurostimulation for treating epilepsy
A method and device for treating epilepsy are disclosed which provide for electrical, chemical or magnetic stimulation of certain areas of the brain to modulate neuronal activity of areas...
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7551951 |
Unitized electrode with three-dimensional multi-site, multi-modal capabilities for detection and control of brain state changes
An electrode with three-dimensional capabilities for detection and control of brain state changes of a subject. The electrode includes a disk portion having an upper surface and a lower surface,...
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7548779 |
Microwave energy head therapy
A therapy whereby high frequency electromagnetic pulses are externally applied to a head. The microwave signals effectively resynchronize neural firings thereby lessening or curing certain...
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7539543 |
Feedback method for deep brain stimulation with detection of generalized efference copy signals
Disclosed is a method for improving cognitive function or for improving coordination of function across a patient's cortical regions. The method includes applying electrical stimulation to at least...
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7532935 |
Selective neurostimulation for treating mood disorders
A method and device for treating a mood and/or anxiety disorder are disclosed which comprise electrical, chemical or magnetic stimulation of certain areas of the brain to modulate neuronal activity...
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7526341 |
Amplitude ramping of waveforms generated by an implantable medical device
The present invention automates the adjustment of an amplitude of stimulated pulses that are generated by an implanted device. Apparatus comprises a processor that communicates with the implanted...
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7526340 |
Division approximation for implantable medical devices
Methods and devices for performing division approximation in implantable and wearable self-powered medical devices. The present invention provides rapid methods for performing an approximation of...
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7519431 |
Shifting between electrode combinations in electrical stimulation device
The disclosure is directed to techniques for shifting between two electrode combinations. An amplitude of a first electrode combination is incrementally decreased while an amplitude of a second, or...
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7509171 |
Method of removing deleterious charged molecules from brain tissue
Methods and devices for removing cationic glutamate or anionic aluminum complexes from brain tissue by applying a voltage to the brain tissue.
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7502650 |
Baroreceptor activation for epilepsy control
Devices, systems and methods are described for controlling, preventing and/or treating epileptic seizures by activating baroreceptors. By selectively and controllably activating baroreceptors, the...
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7493171 |
Treatment of pathologic craving and aversion syndromes and eating disorders by electrical brain stimulation and/or drug infusion
Systems and methods for introducing one or more stimulating drugs and/or applying electrical stimulation to the brain to at least treat or prevent obesity and/or other eating disorders, as well as...
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7486993 |
Brain stimulation method and device
The present invention provides for applying electric impulse trains to a patient. A ditherer generates a plurality of indicia, each of the plurality of indicia corresponding to an impulse train....
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7483747 |
Systems and methods for enhancing or affecting neural stimulation efficiency and/or efficacy
Systems and methods for enhancing or affecting neural stimulation efficiency and/or efficacy are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system and/or method may apply electromagnetic stimulation to a...
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7463931 |
Electrical stimulation of tissue for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes
Electrobiological stimulation is carried out transcranially by applying high frequency squarewave bursts exhibiting no d.c. term across the cranial region. Such stimulation is commenced employing...
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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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7440806 |
Systems and methods for treatment of diabetes by electrical brain stimulation and/or drug infusion
Systems and methods for introducing one or more stimulating drugs and/or applying electrical stimulation to the brain to at least treat or prevent diabetes uses at least one system control unit...
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7421297 |
Monopolar stimulation assembly including at least one remote electrode
An assembly for sensing physiologic signals and delivering monopolar stimulation therapy includes a pulse generator, a lead body that is coupled to the pulse generator and includes a first lead, at...
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7403820 |
Closed-loop feedback-driven neuromodulation
A neurological control system for modulating activity of any component or structure comprising the entirety or portion of the nervous system, or any structure interfaced thereto, generally referred...
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7400927 |
Method and system for psychological treatment by brain stimulation of the psychologically disordered object
The method and system for psychological treatment by brain stimulation of the psychologically disordered object provide a possibility to stimulate the simple cells to assist the complex cells,...
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7386347 |
Electric stimilator for alpha-wave derivation
An electric stimulator for alpha-wave derivation is characterized in that frequency selected from a range of 1 Hz to 50 Hz, preferably, 7 Hz to 14 Hz, and an output voltage are applied to auricle...
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7369899 |
Minimally invasive systems for locating an optimal location for deep brain stimulation
Systems for locating an optimal site within a brain of a patient for deep brain stimulation include a main cannula having an internal lumen, a guiding cannula having a bent distal end portion...
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7369896 |
Systems and methods for treating movement disorders
Movement timing stimulator systems and methods that aid in the relief of the symptoms of neurological movement disorders are provided. In one embodiment, a method of improving a patient's gait is...
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7366571 |
Neurostimulator with activation based on changes in body temperature
Improved methods and devices are provided for detecting and/or predicting the onset of an undesirable physiological event or neural state, such as an epileptic seizure, to facilitate rapid...
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7353065 |
Responsive therapy for psychiatric disorders
An implantable neurostimulator system for treating psychiatric disorders includes scheduled and responsive therapy capabilities including responsive stimulation applied to the cingulate gyrus of...
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7346395 |
Method of treating depression, mood disorders and anxiety disorders using neuromodulation
The present invention involves a method and a system for using electrical stimulation and/or chemical stimulation to treat depression. More particularly, the method comprises surgically implanting...
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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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7343205 |
System and method for insertion of a device into the brain
A deep brain stimulation lead system has a medical lead, or similar elongate medical insertion device, securable with a lead lock through a cannula slit, thereby allowing a lead to remain...
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7341562 |
Modulation and analysis of cerebral perfusion in epilepsy and other neurological disorders
A system including an implantable neurostimulator device capable of modulating cerebral blood flow to treat epilepsy and other neurological disorders. In one embodiment, the system is capable of...
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7340306 |
Treatment of obesity by sub-diaphragmatic nerve stimulation
A method and apparatus for treating obese or other patients with compulsive overeating disorder includes unilaterally or bilaterally stimulating one or both of the left and right branches of a...
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7330753 |
Analysis of eating habits
Diet evaluation gastric apparatus ( 18 ) is provided, which detects when a patient ( 10 ) swallows, and detects the type and amount of matter ingested. The apparatus includes electrodes ( 74, 100 )...
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7324853 |
Nerve stimulation for treating spasticity, tremor, muscle weakness, and other motor disorders
A method for treating spasticity of a subject is provided, including driving a current into a nerve of the subject that includes one or more sensory fibers, and configuring the current so as to...
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7315761 |
Electrical stimulation system and method for treating tinnitus
According to one aspect, an electrical stimulation system for treating tinnitus is provided. The system includes an electrical stimulation lead adapted for implantation into the person's skull for...
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7313442 |
Method of treating mood disorders and/or anxiety disorders by brain stimulation
The present invention involves a method and a system for using electrical stimulation and/or chemical stimulation to treat depression. More particularly, the method comprises surgically implanting...
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7305268 |
Systems and methods for automatically optimizing stimulus parameters and electrode configurations for neuro-stimulators
Methods and devices for automatically optimizing the stimulus parameters and/or the configuration of electrodes to provide neural stimulation to a patient. In one embodiment, a system includes an...
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7299096 |
System and method for treating Parkinson's Disease and other movement disorders
Systems and methods for treating movement disorders using cortical stimulation. In one embodiment, a method for treating movement disorders comprises determining a site at the cortex of the brain...
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7299091 |
Treatment of obesity by bilateral vagus nerve stimulation
A method of treating patients for compulsive overeating includes stimulating left and right branches of the patient's vagus nerve simultaneously with electrical pulses in a predetermined sequence...
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7295875 |
Method of stimulating/sensing brain with combination of intravascularly and non-vascularly delivered leads
A method of treating a neurological disorder in a patient is provided. The method comprises intravascularly delivering a first electrical lead within the head of the patient, and non-vascularly...
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