Electrode array for spatially random electrical stimulation
US12279871B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 9, 2022 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H40/63
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electrical stimulation system for delivering spatially random electrical stimulation to a patient through an electrode array according to one embodiment includes an electrode array comprising a plurality of electrodes spaced apart from one another, a signal generator electrically coupled to the electrode array and configured to deliver an electrical stimulation signal, and a controller comprising a processor and a memory having a plurality of instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, causes the controller to randomly select an electrical configuration from the plurality of electrodes of the electrode array by randomly selecting a first set of electrodes of the plurality of electrodes to function as electrical sources and a second set of electrodes of the plurality of electrodes to function as electrical sinks, and to instruct the signal generator to deliver the electrical stimulation signal to the patient via the randomly selected electrical configuration.
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