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Multi-electrode stimulation therapy with reduced energy

US10870000B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Andrew B. Kibler · Lake Oswego, US
Marcelo Baru · Tualatin, US
Dirk Muessig · West Linn, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 9, 2018
Grant date	Dec 22, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 17, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61N1/36171
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for neurostimulation has a number N of electrodes. N is equal to or larger than 3. The device is configured to deliver via each electrode therapeutic electric phases of amplitudes I1, I2, . . . IN, with a frequency f and after each therapeutic electric phase a number of N−1 charge balancing electric phases. The charge balancing electric phases of the respective electrode each have a polarity that is opposite the polarity of the preceding therapeutic electric phase of the respective electrode. The device is configured to return for each electrode the current of each therapeutic electric phase in the other N−1 electrodes.

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