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Method and device for decoupling and/or desynchronizing neural brain activity

US8000796B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH · DE

Inventors

Peter Alexander Tass · Munich, DE
Oleksandr Popovych · Lehrte, DE
Christian Hauptmann · Starnberg, DE
Valerii Krachkovskyi · Lich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 27, 2006
Grant date	Aug 16, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 26, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61N1/06
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for decoupling and/or desynchronizing neural, pathologically synchronous brain activity, in which, the activities in a partial region of a brain area or a functionally associated brain area are stimulated by means of an electrode, resulting in decoupling and desynchronizing the affected neuron population from the pathological area and suppression of the symptoms in a patient. In an alternative embodiment of the device, the pathologically synchronous brain activity due to the disease is desynchronized which also leads to the symptoms being suppressed. The device has a stimulation electrode and at least one sensor which are driven by a control system in such a manner that they produce decoupling and/or desynchronization in their local environment.

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