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IMPLANTABLE INFRARED NERVE STIMULATION DEVICES FOR PERIPHERAL AND CRANIAL NERVE INTERFACES

  • US 20110295345A1
  • Filed: 05/26/2011
  • Published: 12/01/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2010
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method comprising:

  • selectively emitting a plurality of light signals, each having a wavelength and each having a pulse duration, from each of a plurality of lasers including a first laser and a second laser;

    directing the light from the first laser onto a first tissue of the patient, wherein the light from the first laser onto a first tissue of the patient is insufficient alone to stimulate a nerve action potential (NAP) in the first tissue; and

    directing the light from the second laser onto the first tissue of the patient, wherein the light from the second laser onto a first tissue of the patient is insufficient alone to stimulate a nerve action potential (NAP) in the first tissue, but wherein the light from the first laser and the light from the second laser intersecting onto the first tissue of the patient is sufficient to stimulate a NAP in the first tissue.

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