Method and means to improve the effects of electrical cell and neuron stimulation with random stimulation in both location and time
First Claim
1. A method for applying therapeutic neuromodulation by adjusting the location of an electrical stimulation caused by an electrical stimulator configured to be implanted in an animal comprising:
- providing a supporting structure configured to be attached to the animal;
providing an electrode supporting structure with a proximal extremity, a distal extremity, a surface and an inner volume;
providing a plurality of pads or electrodes at the surface of the electrode supporting structure;
providing one or more electronic controlling unit which is configured to change the state of some of the electrodes from on to off and/or from off to on at different times or to leave the state of some of the electrodes unchanged,providing electrically connecting means connecting the electrodes at the surface of the electrode supporting structure to the one or more electronic controlling unit wherein,the one or more electronic controlling unit is configured for providing a change in the electrodes that are turned on providing electrical stimulation,wherein the locus of the electrical stimulation occurred at precise locations along the electrode supporting structure wherein it is possible to apply the electrical stimulation at a a precise depth and at a precise angular orientation with respect to the target tissue,Wherein the electrical stimulation locus transition from either a single electrode or a combination of electrodes to either a different electrode or combination of electrodes in a pre-determined pattern.
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Abstract
An electric stimulator for brain, heart, skin and internal organs in animals and plants where the electrodes are distributed on a supporting structure. The supporting structure may be adapted for brain, heart, skin or other internal organs, as for DBS, heart pacemaker, TENS, etc. The invention discloses a plurality of electrodes at the surface of the supporting structure, from which electrically stimulating currents can be injected into the organism. Turning off an electrode while turning on another electrode has the effect of moving the stimulation within the body of the organism from one point to another point, with the same effect but with less spent energy than physically moving the whole electrode support. We call this electrode shifting. Rotational and translational electrode shifting are possible. The invention also discloses random changes of the electrode shifting, and random changes of the stimulation time and of the stimulation duration.
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1. A method for applying therapeutic neuromodulation by adjusting the location of an electrical stimulation caused by an electrical stimulator configured to be implanted in an animal comprising:
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providing a supporting structure configured to be attached to the animal; providing an electrode supporting structure with a proximal extremity, a distal extremity, a surface and an inner volume; providing a plurality of pads or electrodes at the surface of the electrode supporting structure; providing one or more electronic controlling unit which is configured to change the state of some of the electrodes from on to off and/or from off to on at different times or to leave the state of some of the electrodes unchanged, providing electrically connecting means connecting the electrodes at the surface of the electrode supporting structure to the one or more electronic controlling unit wherein, the one or more electronic controlling unit is configured for providing a change in the electrodes that are turned on providing electrical stimulation, wherein the locus of the electrical stimulation occurred at precise locations along the electrode supporting structure wherein it is possible to apply the electrical stimulation at a a precise depth and at a precise angular orientation with respect to the target tissue, Wherein the electrical stimulation locus transition from either a single electrode or a combination of electrodes to either a different electrode or combination of electrodes in a pre-determined pattern. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electrical stimulation apparatus for applying therapeutic neuromodulation by adjusting the location of an electrical stimulation caused by an electrical stimulator configured to be implanted in an animal comprising:
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providing a supporting structure configured to be attached to the animal, providing an electrode supporting structure with a proximal extremity, a distal extremity, a surface and an inner volume; providing a plurality of pads or electrodes at the surface of the electrode supporting structure, providing one or more electronic controlling unit which is configured to change the state of some of the electrodes from on to off and/or from off to on at different times or to leave the state of some of the electrodes unchanged, providing electrically connecting means connecting the electrodes at the surface of the electrode supporting structure to the one or more electronic controlling unit wherein, the one or more electronic controlling unit is configured for providing a change in the electrodes that are turned on providing electrical stimulation, wherein the locus of the electrical stimulation occurred at precise locations along the electrode supporting structure wherein it is possible to apply the electrical stimulation at a precise depth and at a precise angular orientation with respect to the targed tissue, wherein the electrical stimulation locus transition from either a single electrode or a combination of electrodes to either a different electrode or combination of electrodes in a pre-determined pattern. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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