Treatment of movement disorders by brain stimulation
First Claim
1. A system for treating a movement disorder, said system comprising:
- a system control unit configured to be implanted entirely within the brain of a patient and to generate at least one stimulus in accordance with one or more stimulation parameters adjusted to treat said movement disorder;
a programmable memory unit in communication with said system control unit and programmed to store said one or more stimulation parameters to at least partially define said stimulus such that said stimulus is configured to increase neural activity of the nucleus tractus solitarius; and
means, operably connected to said system control unit, for applying said stimulus to the nucleus tractus solitarius.
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Abstract
Systems for treating a movement disorder include a system control unit configured to be implanted at least partially within a patient and to generate at least one stimulus in accordance with one or more stimulation parameters adjusted to treat the movement disorder. The systems further include a programmable memory unit in communication with the system control unit and programmed to store the one or more stimulation parameters to at least partially define the stimulus such that the stimulus is configured to treat the movement disorder. A means for applying the stimulus to one or more stimulation sites within the patient is operably connected to the system control unit.
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22 Claims
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1. A system for treating a movement disorder, said system comprising:
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a system control unit configured to be implanted entirely within the brain of a patient and to generate at least one stimulus in accordance with one or more stimulation parameters adjusted to treat said movement disorder;
a programmable memory unit in communication with said system control unit and programmed to store said one or more stimulation parameters to at least partially define said stimulus such that said stimulus is configured to increase neural activity of the nucleus tractus solitarius; and
means, operably connected to said system control unit, for applying said stimulus to the nucleus tractus solitarius. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for treating a movement disorder, said system comprising:
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a system control unit configured to be implanted at least partially within a patient and to generate at least one stimulus in accordance with one or more stimulation parameters adjusted to treat said movement disorder;
a programmable memory unit in communication with said system control unit and programmed to store said one or more stimulation parameters to at least partially define said stimulus such that said stimulus is configured to increase neural activity of at least one stimulation site within the brain of said patient; and
means, operably connected to said system control unit, for applying said stimulus to said at least one stimulation site;
wherein said at least one stimulation site comprises at least one or more of the nucleus tractus solitarius, pallido-subthalamic tracts, and putamen to GPi fibers. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for treating a movement disorder, said system comprising:
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a system control unit configured to be implanted at least partially within a patient and to generate at least one stimulus in accordance with one or more stimulation parameters adjusted to treat said movement disorder;
a programmable memory unit in communication with said system control unit and programmed to store said one or more stimulation parameters to at least partially define said stimulus such that said stimulus is configured to decrease neural activity of at least one stimulation site within the brain of said patient; and
means, operably connected to said system control unit, for applying said stimulus to said at least one stimulation site;
wherein said at least one stimulation site comprises at least one or more of the pallido-thalamic axons, putamen to GPe fibers, and subthalamo-pallidal fibers. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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