Electrical stimulation based on phase response mapping
US8099170B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/0534
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This disclosure describes techniques for delivering electrical stimulation at one or more phases relative to an ongoing oscillating signal in a patient, and then mapping the response to the oscillating signal. The techniques may reduce or eliminate the oscillating signal. In one example, the disclosure is directed to a method that includes delivering a set of first electrical stimulation at a plurality of phases relative to an oscillating signal, measuring a response in the oscillating signal to the set of first electrical stimulation after delivering electrical stimulation at each respective phase of the plurality of phases, determining a phase at which to deliver second electrical stimulation based on the measured responses, and delivering the second electrical stimulation to the patient at the determined phase to produce a therapeutic effect.
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