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Dual channel implantation neurostimulation techniques

US5948007A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 30, 1997
Grant dateSep 7, 1999
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Expiry dateApr 30, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61N1/36017
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A first electrical signal and a second electrical signal are transmitted to one or more implanted leads including first and second electrodes, respectively. The first and second signals have a difference in frequency such that the combined potentials induce action potentials in a certain locus of electrically excitable tissue. Means are provided for adjusting the frequency difference, as well as the amplitudes of the signals so that the locus is altered.

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