Apparatus and method for stimulating human tissue
First Claim
1. A system for stimulating human tissue, comprising:
- a) a master controller;
b) a slave controller in signal communication with and electrically isolated from said master controller; and
c) a stimulation circuit in electrical communication with said slave controller and having a stimulation output capable of providing an electrical stimulation to said human tissue;
whereby said master controller communicates at least one command comprising at least one parameter to said slave controller and whereby said slave controller controls said stimulation circuit to stimulate said human tissue in response to said at least one command comprising said at least one parameter.
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Abstract
A system and method for stimulating human tissue using a master controller and a slave controller that communicate using high level commands. In one embodiment, a system of the invention includes a master controller, a slave controller in signal communication with and electrically isolated from the master controller, and a stimulation circuit in electrical communication with the slave controller and having a stimulation output capable of providing an electrical stimulation to the human tissue. The master controller communicates at least one command comprising at least one parameter to the slave controller, and the slave controller controls said stimulation circuit to stimulate human tissue in response to the command comprising at least one parameter.
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22 Claims
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1. A system for stimulating human tissue, comprising:
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a) a master controller;
b) a slave controller in signal communication with and electrically isolated from said master controller; and
c) a stimulation circuit in electrical communication with said slave controller and having a stimulation output capable of providing an electrical stimulation to said human tissue;
whereby said master controller communicates at least one command comprising at least one parameter to said slave controller and whereby said slave controller controls said stimulation circuit to stimulate said human tissue in response to said at least one command comprising said at least one parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for stimulating human tissue, comprising:
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a) a controller having a plurality of input terminals and at least one output terminal;
b) a stimulation circuit having a plurality of input terminals in electrical communication with said at least one output terminal of said controller, and having at least one stimulation output terminal, said stimulation circuit comprising;
(i) a high voltage generator having an input terminal which is one of said plurality of input terminals of said stimulation circuit and having a high voltage output terminal;
(ii) a current stimulator having a plurality of input terminals, at least one of said plurality of input terminals in communication with said output of said high voltage generator, said current stimulator having an output terminal which is said stimulation circuit output terminal and is capable of providing a current waveform to human tissue;
(iii) an amplitude control circuit having an input terminal which is one of said plurality of input terminals of said stimulation circuit and an amplitude control output terminal in electrical communication with at least one of said input terminals of said current stimulator;
(iv) a timing control circuit having an input terminal which is one of said at plurality of input terminals of said stimulation circuit and a timing control output terminal in electrical communication with at least one of said input terminals of said current stimulator;
whereby said controller receives at said at least one input terminal at least one command comprising at least one parameter and transmits a signal to the input terminal of said stimulation circuit to stimulate said human tissue in response to said at least one command comprising at least one parameter. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for delivering a stimulation signal to human tissue, comprising:
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(a) receiving by a slave controller at least one command from a master controller that is electrically isolated from said slave controller, said command including at least one parameter;
(b) generating a control signal by said slave controller in response to said command; and
(c) stimulating said human tissue in response to said control signal. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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