Enhancing intrinsic neural activity using a medical device to treat a patient
First Claim
1. A method for providing a neurostimulation therapy to a patient, comprising:
- generating an electrical biasing signal comprising a pulsed electrical signal defined by a plurality of parameters including at least one parameter selected from the group consisting of a voltage magnitude, a current magnitude, a pulse width, a pulse period, an on-time and an off-time, and wherein at least one of said voltage magnitude, said current magnitude, said pulse width, said pulse period, said on-time and said off-time comprises a random value that varies within a defined range; and
applying said electrical biasing signal to a neural structure of the patient.
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Abstract
A method, system, and an apparatus are provided for providing an electrical neurostimulation therapy to a patient. The method comprises generating an electrical biasing signal defined by a plurality of parameters, at least one of which comprises a random value within a defined range, and applying the electrical biasing signal to a neural structure to bias an intrinsic neural signal on the structure. Neurostimulators and neurostimulation systems are provided for generating such a biasing signal and applying the signal to the neural structure, and include a stimulus generator for generating the signal, one or more electrodes for delivering the signal to a neural structure, and a controller for applying the signal to the electrodes.
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52 Claims
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1. A method for providing a neurostimulation therapy to a patient, comprising:
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generating an electrical biasing signal comprising a pulsed electrical signal defined by a plurality of parameters including at least one parameter selected from the group consisting of a voltage magnitude, a current magnitude, a pulse width, a pulse period, an on-time and an off-time, and wherein at least one of said voltage magnitude, said current magnitude, said pulse width, said pulse period, said on-time and said off-time comprises a random value that varies within a defined range; and
applying said electrical biasing signal to a neural structure of the patient. - 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)
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29. A method of providing a neurostimulation therapy to a patient, comprising:
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generating an electrical biasing signal comprising a pulsed electrical signal defined by a plurality of parameters comprising at least a current magnitude, a pulse width, and a pulse period, wherein said pulse period comprises a random value that varies within a defined range; and
applying said electrical biasing signal to a neural structure of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method of providing a neurostimulation therapy to a patient, comprising:
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generating an electrical biasing signal comprising a pulsed electrical signal defined by a plurality of parameters comprising a constant current magnitude, a constant pulse width, an on-time and an off-time, wherein at least one of said on-time and said off-time comprises a random value that varies within a defined range; and
applying said electrical biasing signal to a neural structure of a patient. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A method of providing a neurostimulation therapy to a patient, comprising:
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generating an electrical biasing signal comprising an electrical signal defined by a plurality of parameters comprising a current magnitude and at least one of an on-time and an off-time, wherein at least one of said current magnitude, said on-time and said off-time comprises a random value that varies within a defined range; and
applying said electrical biasing signal to a neural structure of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A method of providing a neurostimulation therapy to a patient, comprising:
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generating an electrical biasing signal comprising a non-pulsed, continuous electrical signal defined by at least a current magnitude, wherein said current magnitude is random and varies within a range within the range of from −
8.0 to 8.0 milliamps; and
applying said electrical biasing signal to a neural structure of the patient.
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51. A method of providing a neurostimulation therapy to a patient, comprising:
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generating an electrical biasing signal comprising an electrical noise signal; and
applying said electrical biasing signal to a neural structure of the patient selected from the group consisting of a cranial nerve, a brain structure, a spinal cord structure, and a sympathetic nerve structure. - View Dependent Claims (52)
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