Device and method for conditioned desynchronizing stimulation
US8463378B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 16, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61H2205/06
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device having a first stimulation unit that generates electrical first stimuli suppressing a pathological synchronous activity of neurons in the brain and/or spinal cord of a patient upon administering the same to the brain and/or spinal cord of the patient, a second stimulation unit that generates optical and/or acoustic and/or tactile and/or vibratory second stimuli, and a controller that controls the first and the second stimulation units. The generation of the first and second stimuli optionally occurs in a first or in a second operating mode, and the controller actuates the first and the second stimulation units such that in the first operating mode the generation of at least 60% of the second stimuli is chronologically coupled to the generation of the first stimuli, and in the second operating mode the generation of at least 60% of the second stimuli is carried out without generating the first stimuli.
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