DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONDITIONED DESYNCHRONIZING STIMULATION
First Claim
1. A device for desynchronizing a neuronal activity, the device comprising:
- a first stimulation unit configured to produce electrical first stimuli that suppress pathologically synchronous activity of neurons in at least one of the brain and the spinal cord of a patient;
a second stimulation unit configured to produce second stimuli that are at least one of optical, acoustic, tactile and vibratory stimuli; and
a control unit configured to control the first and the second stimulation units to produce the first and second stimuli in a first or a second mode of operation,wherein, in the first mode of operation, the control unit is configured to actuate the first and second stimulation units such that at least 60% of the second stimuli are produced during the time that the first stimuli are produced, andwherein, in the second mode of operation, the control unit is configured to actuate the first and second stimulation units such that at least 60% of the second stimuli are produced during the time that the first stimuli are not produced.
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Abstract
A device having a first stimulation unit that generates electrical first stimuli suppressing a pathological synchronous activity of neurons in the brain and/or spinal cord of a patient upon administering the same to the brain and/or spinal cord of the patient, a second stimulation unit that generates optical and/or acoustic and/or tactile and/or vibratory second stimuli, and a controller that controls the first and the second stimulation units. The generation of the first and second stimuli optionally occurs in a first or in a second operating mode, and the controller actuates the first and the second stimulation units such that in the first operating mode the generation of at least 60% of the second stimuli is chronologically coupled to the generation of the first stimuli, and in the second operating mode the generation of at least 60% of the second stimuli is carried out without generating the first stimuli.
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26 Claims
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1. A device for desynchronizing a neuronal activity, the device comprising:
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a first stimulation unit configured to produce electrical first stimuli that suppress pathologically synchronous activity of neurons in at least one of the brain and the spinal cord of a patient; a second stimulation unit configured to produce second stimuli that are at least one of optical, acoustic, tactile and vibratory stimuli; and a control unit configured to control the first and the second stimulation units to produce the first and second stimuli in a first or a second mode of operation, wherein, in the first mode of operation, the control unit is configured to actuate the first and second stimulation units such that at least 60% of the second stimuli are produced during the time that the first stimuli are produced, and wherein, in the second mode of operation, the control unit is configured to actuate the first and second stimulation units such that at least 60% of the second stimuli are produced during the time that the first stimuli are not produced. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A device for desynchronizing a neuronal activity, the device comprising:
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a first stimulation unit configured to produce electrical stimuli that suppress pathologically synchronous activity of neurons in at least one of the brain and the spinal cord of a patient; and a second stimulation unit configured to produce non-electrical stimuli that are at least one of optical, acoustic, tactile and vibratory stimuli, which can be consciously perceived by the patient, wherein the electrical and non-electrical stimuli are administered at least partly at the same time to the patient during a learning phase to condition the nervous system of the patient, such that the nervous system reacts to the non-electrical stimuli without the electrical stimuli, and wherein the non-electrical stimuli are administered at least partly without the electrical stimuli to the patient during a stimulation phase that adjoins the learning phase.
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17. A device for desynchronizing a neuronal activity, the device comprising:
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a first stimulation unit configured to produce electrical stimuli that suppress pathologically synchronous activity of neurons in at least one of the brain and the spinal cord of a patient, wherein the electrical stimuli are produced during a plurality of first time intervals; a second stimulation unit configured to produce non-electrical stimuli that are at least one of optical, acoustic, tactile and vibratory stimuli, wherein the non-electrical stimuli are produced during a plurality of second time intervals; and a control unit configured to control the first and the second stimulation units to produce the electrical and non-electrical stimuli in a first or a second mode of operation, operation, and wherein at least 60% of the plurality of second time intervals each overlap in time with a respective first time interval in the first mode of operation and at least 60% of the plurality of second time intervals do not overlap with the plurality of first time intervals in the second mode of operation.
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18. A method for desynchronizing a neuronal activity, the method comprising:
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administering electrical first stimuli to at least one of the brain and the spinal cord of a patient, wherein the first stimuli suppress an pathologically synchronous activity of neurons in the at least one of the brain and the spinal cord; and administering second stimuli to the patient, wherein the second stimuli are at least one of optical, acoustic, tactile and vibratory stimuli, wherein, in a first mode of operation, at least 60% of the second stimuli are administered during the time that the first stimuli are administered, and, in a second mode of operation, at least 60% of the second stimuli are administered during the time that the first stimuli are not administered. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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