PROGRAMMABLE NEURAL THERAPIES
First Claim
1. An implantable medical device (IMD) comprising:
- a controller adapted to execute instructions included in firmware;
a programmable neural therapy source adapted to provide programmable electrical neural stimulation therapy to at least one neural stimulation electrode; and
a state machine included in hardware circuitry coupled to the programmable neural therapy source, the state machine configured to automatically apply power to the neural therapy source when neural therapy is initiated by a firmware instruction and automatically remove power from the neural therapy source when neural therapy is terminated by a firmware instruction.
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Abstract
An implantable medical device (IMD) comprising a controller adapted to execute instructions included in firmware, a programmable neural therapy source adapted to provide programmable electrical neural stimulation therapy to at least one neural stimulation electrode, and a state machine included in hardware circuitry coupled to the programmable neural therapy source. When neural therapy is initiated by a firmware instruction, the state machine is configured to automatically apply power to the neural therapy source when neural therapy is initiated by a firmware instruction and automatically remove power from the neural therapy source when neural therapy is terminated by a firmware instruction.
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27 Claims
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1. An implantable medical device (IMD) comprising:
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a controller adapted to execute instructions included in firmware; a programmable neural therapy source adapted to provide programmable electrical neural stimulation therapy to at least one neural stimulation electrode; and a state machine included in hardware circuitry coupled to the programmable neural therapy source, the state machine configured to automatically apply power to the neural therapy source when neural therapy is initiated by a firmware instruction and automatically remove power from the neural therapy source when neural therapy is terminated by a firmware instruction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising the acts of:
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initiating neural stimulation therapy using at least one instruction included in firmware of an implantable medical device (IMD); automatically delivering, in response to the firmware instruction, an electrical neural stimulation therapy to a non-cardiac neural stimulation electrode using a state machine included in hardware in the IMD; and automatically applying power to a neural stimulation therapy source of the IMD using the state machine and removing power from the neural therapy source when neural therapy is terminated by the firmware. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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