Pulsewidth electrical stimulation
US7054686B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 13, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 30, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/368
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A process for stimulating tissue such as cardiac tissue, nerve tissue, and brain tissue. In one step of the process, there is delivered an electrical stimulating signal to the tissue that contains from about 10 to about 1,000 individual pulses. Each individual pulse has a duration of from about one microsecond to about 100 microseconds and is discontinuous, with a spacing between adjacent pulses of at least from about 1 microsecond to about 100 microseconds. The individual pulses have a voltage of from about 10 millivolts to about 100 volts.
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