Implantable electrical device
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1. An implantable therapeutic device comprising:
- a flexible electrode array for surrounding a nerve in its damaged area;
circuit means for developing a continuous series of square wave pulses of electrical energy at a predetermined frequency;
circuit means for stretching each of said square wave pulses.circuit means for reversing the polarity of said stretched square wave pulses to provide short duration impulses of electrical energy;
means for energizing all of said circuit means; and
impedance means for applying a series of said short duration impulses of electrical energy in the nanosecond range to said array to regenerate the damaged area of said nerve.
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Abstract
A fully implantable and self-contained device is disclosed composed of a flexible electrode array 10 for surrounding damaged nerves and a signal generator 12 for driving the electrode array with periodic electrical impulses of nanoampere magnitude to induce regeneration of the damaged nerves.
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8 Claims
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1. An implantable therapeutic device comprising:
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a flexible electrode array for surrounding a nerve in its damaged area; circuit means for developing a continuous series of square wave pulses of electrical energy at a predetermined frequency; circuit means for stretching each of said square wave pulses. circuit means for reversing the polarity of said stretched square wave pulses to provide short duration impulses of electrical energy; means for energizing all of said circuit means; and impedance means for applying a series of said short duration impulses of electrical energy in the nanosecond range to said array to regenerate the damaged area of said nerve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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