Modulation of the brain to affect psychiatric disorders
US7623927B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 24, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/36082
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for treating neurological conditions by proper placement of a probe and sensing, stimulating or both, in pre-determined areas of the brain, especially the intralaminar nuclei (ILN″). Moreover, stimulation is controlled and offered when certain conditions within the area of interest are detected. Stimulation and sensing include biological, electrical, chemical or combinations thereof.
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