Implantable neuro-stimulator with ball implant
US6415184B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 6, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2924/1017
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A ball semiconductor for stimulating a mass of nervous system brain tissue for therapeutic purposes. The ball (120) is embedded in a mass of nervous system tissue (215) of a brain. Electrical pulses generated and transmitted to the ball (120) by a remote electrical pulse generator system (140) are picked up by a receiving antenna of the ball (120), and are applied to an electrode pair of the ball (120) to cause the mass of nervous system tissue (215) of the brain located between output pads of the electrode to become stimulated, as therapy for a pathological condition.
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