Treatment of movement disorders by brain stimulation
US7151961B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 2, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/37205
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Introducing one or more stimulating drugs to the brain and/or applying electrical stimulation to the brain is used to treat movement disorders. At least one implantable system control unit (SCU) produces electrical pulses delivered via electrodes implanted in the brain and/or drug infusion pulses delivered via a catheter implanted in the brain. The stimulation is delivered to targeted brain structures to adjust the activity of those structures. In some embodiments, one or more sensed conditions are used to adjust stimulation parameters.
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