Therapeutic electrical stimulation that avoids undesirable activation
US8209013B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 26, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/3712
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Energy parameters for electrical stimulation pulses that produce a desired activation, and avoid an undesirable activation, are determined. A strength-duration relationship for at least one desired activation produced by therapeutic electrical stimulation is measured. A strength-duration relationship for at least one undesirable activation produced by the therapeutic electrical stimulation is provided. A medical device selects, based on the desired and undesirable strength-duration relationships, one or more energy parameters for the therapeutic electrical stimulation that produce the desired activation and avoid the undesirable activation.
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