Implantable medical device for restoration of neurological function impaired by peripheral neuropathy
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1. An implantable device for providing neural sensory substitution to a patient, comprising:
- one or more sensors configured to generate acceleration signals in response to a phase and/or a phase change of a human gait cycle;
a controller configured to determine phases of said human gait cycle using said acceleration signals and to issue control signals in accordance with said determined phases;
one or more stimulators configured to stimulate the sensory system of the patient in response to said control signals; and
an attachment mechanism configured to attach the implantable device to the patient.
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Abstract
An implantable device for treating a patient using sensory substitution includes a wearable article in which are disposed one or more sensors for detecting the phase of the gait cycle of the patient, a controller for receiving signals from the sensors indicative of the phase of the gait, and one more stimulators for stimulating the patient based on signals from the controller that are issued in response to the sensor signals.
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1. An implantable device for providing neural sensory substitution to a patient, comprising:
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one or more sensors configured to generate acceleration signals in response to a phase and/or a phase change of a human gait cycle;
a controller configured to determine phases of said human gait cycle using said acceleration signals and to issue control signals in accordance with said determined phases;
one or more stimulators configured to stimulate the sensory system of the patient in response to said control signals; and
an attachment mechanism configured to attach the implantable device to 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, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method for treating a gait disorder of a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) generating a first set of electric signals indicative of gait-induced motion;
b) generating a representation of a gait cycle or portions thereof based on said first set of electric signals; and
c) using said gait cycle representation to provide feedback to the sensory system of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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