Neurological event monitoring and therapy systems and related methods
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1. A system for predicting occurrence of a neurological event in a patient'"'"'s body, comprising:
- an implant configured to be placed in the body and detect signals indicative of an activity that precedes the neurological event; and
a processing unit configured to process the detected signals so as to predict the neurological event prior to the occurrence.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for detecting, monitoring, and/or treating neurological events based on, for example, electrical signals generated from the patient'"'"'s body are disclosed. Various embodiments of the invention include a system for predicting occurrence of a neurological event in a patient'"'"'s body. The system may include an implant configured to be placed in the body and detect signals indicative of an activity that precedes the neurological event, and a processing unit configured to process the detected signals so as to predict the neurological event prior to the occurrence.
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1. A system for predicting occurrence of a neurological event in a patient'"'"'s body, comprising:
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an implant configured to be placed in the body and detect signals indicative of an activity that precedes the neurological event; and
a processing unit configured to process the detected signals so as to predict the neurological event prior to the occurrence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 99)
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64. A method for treating a neurological event in a patient, comprising:
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placing an implant in the patient'"'"'s body;
detecting signals indicative of an activity that precedes the neurological event; and
predicting occurrence of the neurological event based on the detected signals. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126)
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127. A system for detecting a neurological event in a patient'"'"'s body, comprising:
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at least one electrode placed within a patient'"'"'s brain and configured to detect electrical signals generated from the brain; and
a control module in communication with the at least one electrode and comprising;
an event detection device configured to identify occurrence of the neurological event based on the detected electrical signals; and
a data recording device including a counter synchronized with an external clock;
wherein, upon identifying occurrence of the neurological event by the event detection device, the recording device is configured to record the detected electrical signals and a value of the counter. - View Dependent Claims (128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137)
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138. A device for placing an implant in a patient'"'"'s body, comprising:
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an elongated member having a distal sleeve, the distal sleeve having a first portion and a second portion and configured to receive the implant between the first portion and the second portion, the first portion and the second portion being configured to move relative to each other, wherein at least the first portion includes an expandable member so as to push the implant towards an implant site in the patient'"'"'s body. - View Dependent Claims (139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145)
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146. A system for detecting occurrence of an undesired activity in a person, comprising:
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an implant configured to be placed in the body and detect signals indicating that the undesired activity is occurring or is about to occur; and
a processing unit configured to process the detected signals and generate a control signal to prevent the undesired activity and/or warn the person or a third person. - View Dependent Claims (147, 148, 149)
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150. A system for detecting and treating a neurological event in a patient'"'"'s body, comprising:
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an implant configured to be placed in the body and detect signals generated from the body;
an external device; and
a processing unit configured to process the detected signals and generate a control signal that controls the operation of the external device.
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151. The system of claim 151, wherein the external device is a movement device, the movement of the device being controlled by the processing unit.
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