NEURAL STIMULATION AND OPTICAL MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
First Claim
1. An apparatus for treating a neural condition, comprising:
- a signal delivery device configured to be implanted into a patient proximate to a skull of the patient and positioned to apply electromagnetic signals to one or more target sites within the patient;
an implantable optical monitoring assembly configured to monitor optical properties at one or more optical monitoring sites within the patient; and
a controller configured to be implanted into the patient, the controller being operatively coupled to the signal delivery device and the optical monitoring assembly and programmed to control both the signal delivery device and the optical monitoring assembly, and wherein the controller includes a power source to power both the signal delivery device and the optical monitoring assembly.
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Abstract
Neural stimulation and optical monitoring systems and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus for treating a neural condition includes a signal delivery device configured to be implanted into a patient proximate to a skull of the patient and positioned to apply electromagnetic signals to one or more target sites within the patient. The apparatus also includes an implantable optical monitoring assembly configured to monitor optical properties at one or more optical monitoring sites within the patient. The apparatus further includes a controller configured to be implanted into the patient. The controller is operatively coupled to the signal delivery device and the optical monitoring assembly and programmed to control both the signal delivery device and the optical monitoring assembly. The controller also includes a power source to power both the signal delivery device and the optical monitoring assembly.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus for treating a neural condition, comprising:
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a signal delivery device configured to be implanted into a patient proximate to a skull of the patient and positioned to apply electromagnetic signals to one or more target sites within the patient; an implantable optical monitoring assembly configured to monitor optical properties at one or more optical monitoring sites within the patient; and a controller configured to be implanted into the patient, the controller being operatively coupled to the signal delivery device and the optical monitoring assembly and programmed to control both the signal delivery device and the optical monitoring assembly, and wherein the controller includes a power source to power both the signal delivery device and the optical monitoring assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A neural stimulation and optical monitoring system, the system comprising:
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an implantable electrode positioned to transmit signals to a target neural population of a patient; an optical monitoring assembly positioned to apply optical signals to and detect optical signals scattered within or reflected by tissue of the patient at one or more optical monitoring sites proximate to a skull of the patient; and an implantable controller operatively coupled to the electrode and the optical monitoring assembly, the controller being programmed with instructions to manage (a) the application of signals to the target neural population, and (b) the detection and processing of optical signals at the one or more optical monitoring sites.
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21-54. -54. (canceled)
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