Non-regular electrical stimulation patterns designed with a cost function for treating neurological disorders
US8923981B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 19, 2013 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/36196
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems of and methods for stimulation of neurological tissue that may generate stimulation trains with temporal patterns of stimulation is shown and disclosed herein. The temporal patterns of stimulation may include intervals between electrical pulses (the inter-pulse intervals) that change or vary over time. Compared to conventional continuous, high rate pulse trains having regular (i.e., constant) inter-pulse intervals, the non-regular (i.e., not constant) pulse patterns or trains that embody features of the invention may provide a lower average frequency.
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