Electrical stimulation system and method for stimulating multiple locations of target nerve tissue in the brain to treat multiple conditions in the body
First Claim
1. An electrical stimulation system for electrically stimulating target nerve tissue at multiple locations in the brain to treat multiple conditions in the body, comprising:
- one or more first electrodes adapted to be implanted inside a person'"'"'s skull and positioned proximate first target nerve tissue in the brain associated with a first condition in the person'"'"'s body and to deliver first electrical stimulation pulses to the first target nerve tissue according to one or more first stimulation programs to treat the first condition in the person'"'"'s body; and
one or more second electrodes adapted to be implanted inside a person'"'"'s skull and positioned proximate second target nerve tissue in the brain associated with a second condition in the person'"'"'s body and to deliver second electrical stimulation pulses to the second target nerve tissue according to one or more second stimulation programs to treat the second condition in the person'"'"'s body; and
a stimulation source operable to;
generate the first electrical stimulation pulses according to the one or more first stimulation programs for transmission to the one or more first electrodes to cause the one or more first electrodes to deliver the first electrical stimulation pulses to the first target nerve tissue to treat the first condition in the person'"'"'s body; and
generate the second electrical stimulation pulses according to the one or more second stimulation programs for transmission to the one or more second electrodes to cause the one or more second electrodes to deliver the second electrical stimulation pulses to the second target nerve tissue to treat the second condition in the person'"'"'s body.
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Abstract
An electrical stimulation system is provided for electrically stimulating nerve tissue in multiple locations in a person'"'"'s brain to treat multiple conditions in the person'"'"'s body. The system includes first electrodes and second electrodes adapted to be implanted within a person'"'"'s skull. The first electrodes are adapted to be positioned proximate first nerve tissue in the brain associated with a first condition in the person'"'"'s body for delivering electrical stimulation pulses to the first nerve tissue to treat the first condition. The second electrodes are adapted to be positioned proximate second nerve tissue in the brain associated with a second condition in the person'"'"'s body for delivering electrical stimulation pulses to the second nerve tissue to treat the second condition. The system also includes a stimulation source operable to generate the first electrical stimulation pulses according to one or more first stimulation programs for delivery to the first nerve tissue and to generate the second electrical stimulation pulses according to one or more second stimulation programs for delivery to the second nerve tissue.
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1. An electrical stimulation system for electrically stimulating target nerve tissue at multiple locations in the brain to treat multiple conditions in the body, comprising:
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one or more first electrodes adapted to be implanted inside a person'"'"'s skull and positioned proximate first target nerve tissue in the brain associated with a first condition in the person'"'"'s body and to deliver first electrical stimulation pulses to the first target nerve tissue according to one or more first stimulation programs to treat the first condition in the person'"'"'s body; and
one or more second electrodes adapted to be implanted inside a person'"'"'s skull and positioned proximate second target nerve tissue in the brain associated with a second condition in the person'"'"'s body and to deliver second electrical stimulation pulses to the second target nerve tissue according to one or more second stimulation programs to treat the second condition in the person'"'"'s body; and
a stimulation source operable to;
generate the first electrical stimulation pulses according to the one or more first stimulation programs for transmission to the one or more first electrodes to cause the one or more first electrodes to deliver the first electrical stimulation pulses to the first target nerve tissue to treat the first condition in the person'"'"'s body; and
generate the second electrical stimulation pulses according to the one or more second stimulation programs for transmission to the one or more second electrodes to cause the one or more second electrodes to deliver the second electrical stimulation pulses to the second target nerve tissue to treat the second condition in the person'"'"'s body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for electrically stimulating target nerve tissue in the brain to treat a condition in the body, comprising:
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using a stimulation source to generate first electrical stimulation pulses according to one or more first stimulation programs for transmission to a plurality of first electrodes implanted inside the person'"'"'s skull to cause the first electrodes to deliver the first electrical stimulation pulses to the first target nerve tissue in the person'"'"'s brain associated with a first condition in the person'"'"'s body;
using the stimulation source to generate second electrical stimulation pulses according to one or more second stimulation programs for transmission to a plurality of second electrodes implanted inside the person'"'"'s skull to cause the second electrodes to deliver the second electrical stimulation pulses to the second target nerve tissue in the person'"'"'s brain associated with a second condition in the person'"'"'s body;
in response to receiving the first electrical stimulation pulses transmitted from the stimulation source, using the first implanted electrodes to deliver the first electrical stimulation pulses to the first target nerve tissue in the brain according to the one or more first stimulation programs to treat the first condition in the person'"'"'s body; and
in response to receiving the second electrical stimulation pulses transmitted from the stimulation source, using the second implanted electrodes to deliver the second electrical stimulation pulses to the second target nerve tissue in the brain according to the one or more second stimulation programs to treat the second condition in the person'"'"'s body. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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