Systems and methods for monitoring neural activity

US10463860B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• THE BIONICS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA · AU

Inventors

• Nicholas Sinclair · Brooklyn, US
• Hugh McDermott · Macedon, AU
• James Fallon · Irvine, US
• Thushara Perera · Melbourne, AU
• Arthur Wesley Thevathasan · Melbourne, AU
• Kristian Bulluss · Melbourne, AU

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 19, 2018
• Grant date: Nov 5, 2019
• Expiry date: Nov 19, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N1/36185
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A method of monitoring neural activity responsive to a stimulus in a brain, the method comprising: applying the stimulus to one or more of at least one electrode implanted in a target neural structure of the brain; detecting a resonant response from the target neural structure evoked by the stimulus at one or more of the at least one electrode in or near the target neural structure of the brain; and determining one or more waveform characteristics of the detected resonant response.