Implantable device for pain control and other medical treatments

• US 20050222628A1
• Filed: 11/04/2004
• Published: 10/06/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alexander A. Krakousky
• Original Assignee: Alexander A. Krakousky
• Inventors: Krakousky, Alexander A.
• Application Number:
  US10/980,911
• Publication Number:
  US 20050222628A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/3
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36007 of urogenital or gastrointestinal organs, e.g. for incontinence control
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36071 Pain

Abstract

A device for pain control or other medical treatments of a patient. The device includes an implantable unit for implantation under the skin of a patient. The implantable unit includes a drug chamber containing a fluid drug, a tube for delivering the fluid drug to a location in the patient'"'"'s body, an electronic pump for pumping the drug through the tube to the location, a programmable processor for controlling the pump, and an electronic receiver for receiving control signals from outside the patient'"'"'s body and delivering the control signals to the processor. The device also includes a controller located outside the patient'"'"'s body for transmitting control signals to said receiver. In preferred embodiments the implantable device also comprises an electrical pulse generator and at least one electrode implanted at a location in said patient'"'"'s body and connected to said pulse generator wherein said processor is programmed to control said pulse generator to deliver electrical pulsed to said electrode. In a preferred embodiment for the control of pain, the implantable chamber contains a refillable pain-relieving drug that is placed inside the chamber.

Claims

1. A device for pain control or other medical treatments of a patient comprising:

A) an implantable unit for implantation under the skin of a patient comprising;

1) a drug chamber containing a fluid drug,

2) a tube for delivering said fluid drug to a location in the patient'"'"'s body,

3) an electronic pump for pumping said drug through said tube to said location,

4) a programmable processor for controlling said pump, and

5) an electronic receiver for receiving control signals from outside the patient'"'"'s body and delivering said control signals to said processor,

B) a controller located outside the patient'"'"'s body for transmitting control signals to said receiver.

2. The device as in claim 1 wherein said implantable device also comprises an electrical pulse generator and at least one electrode implanted at a location in said patient'"'"'s body and connected to said pulse generator wherein said processor is programmed to control said pulse generator to deliver electrical pulsed to said electrode.

3. The device as in claim 1 wherein said device is programmed for pain control.

4. The device s in claim 2 wherein said device is programmed for pain control.

5. The device as in claim 1 wherein said device is programmed for treating diabetes.

6. The device as in claim 1 wherein said device is programmed for treating chronic seizure disorders.

7. The device as in claim 1 wherein said device is programmed for treating Parkinson disease problems.

8. The device as in claim 1 wherein said device is programmed for treating spasticity problems

9. The device as in claim 1 wherein said device is programmed for treating sexual problems.

10. The device as in claim 2 wherein said device is programmed for treating diabetes.

11. The device as in claim 2 wherein said device is programmed for treating chronic seizure disorders.

12. The device as in claim 2 wherein said device is programmed for treating Parkinson disease problems.

13. The device as in claim 2 wherein said device is programmed for treating spasticity problems

14. The device as in claim 2 wherein said device is programmed for treating sexual problems.