Neurostimulator

US8676327B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Biotronik CRM Patent AG · CH

Inventors

• Thomas Doerr · Berlin, DE
• Ingo Weiss · Berlin, DE
• Andreas Neumann · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 12, 2009
• Grant date: Mar 18, 2014
• Expiry date: Oct 14, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2562/0219
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Neurostimulator (20) comprising a signal generator (40) for generating stimulation pulses, connected or connectable to at least one electrode (10) implantable in the brain of a patient, comprising a signal generator control unit (36) connected to the signal generator (40) and designed to control the delivery of stimulation pulses and to make adjustments in signal generator settings as needed, comprising a device connected to the signal generator control unit (36) for determination and analysis of the heart rate of a patient (30, 32, 34), characterized in that the signal generator control unit (36) is designed to check on the health status of a patient and/or the success of a treatment using at least one heart-rate-dependent characteristic quantity determined by the device for determination and analysis of the heart rate (30, 32, 34) and to make an adjustment in the signal generator settings if necessary.