Method of treating depression, mood disorders and anxiety disorders using neuromodulation
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method of treating a mood and/or anxiety disorder comprising:
- surgically implanting an electrical stimulation lead having a proximal end and a stimulation portion, wherein after implantation at least one electrode of the stimulation portion is positioned in or in direct contact with Brodmann area 25;
coupling the proximal end of the lead to a signal generator; and
generating an electrical signal with the signal generator for application to neural tissue of the patient using the at least one electrode wherein said signal electrically stimulates Brodmann area 25 thereby treating the mood and/or anxiety disorder.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
The present invention involves a method and a system for using electrical stimulation and/or chemical stimulation to treat depression. More particularly, the method comprises surgically implanting an electrical stimulation lead and/or catheter that is in communication with a predetermined site which is coupled to a signal generator and/or infusion pump that release either an electrical signal and/or a pharmaceutical resulting in stimulation of the predetermined site thereby treating the mood and/or anxiety.
-
Citations
25 Claims
-
1. A method of treating a mood and/or anxiety disorder comprising:
-
surgically implanting an electrical stimulation lead having a proximal end and a stimulation portion, wherein after implantation at least one electrode of the stimulation portion is positioned in or in direct contact with Brodmann area 25; coupling the proximal end of the lead to a signal generator; and generating an electrical signal with the signal generator for application to neural tissue of the patient using the at least one electrode wherein said signal electrically stimulates Brodmann area 25 thereby treating the mood and/or anxiety disorder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
-
-
8. A method of treating a mood and/or anxiety disorder comprising:
-
surgically implanting an electrical stimulation lead having a proximal end and a stimulation portion, wherein after implantation at least one electrode of the stimulation portion is positioned in or in direct contact with Brodmann area 25; surgically implanting a catheter having a proximal end coupled to a pump and a discharge portion for infusing a dosage of a pharmaceutical, wherein after implantation the discharge portion of the catheter is positioned in or in direct contact with Brodmann area 25; coupling the proximal end of the lead to a signal generator; generating an electrical signal with the signal generator and applying the electrical signal to electrically stimulate Brodmann area 25 using the at least one electrode; and operating the pump to discharge the pharmaceutical through the discharge portion of the catheter into Brodmann area 25 thereby treating the mood and/or anxiety disorder.
-
-
9. A method of treating depression, mood disorder, and/or anxiety disorder in a patient, comprising:
-
identifying an approximate location of Brodmann area 25 of the patient utilizing an imaging system; implanting a stimulation lead within the patient such that at least one electrode of the lead is no greater than approximately 1 cm from the center of Brodmann area 25; coupling the lead to a pulse generator; generating electrical pulses using the pulse generator; conducting the electrical pulses from the pulse generator through the stimulation lead; and applying the electrical pulses to stimulate neural tissue of Brodmann area 25 of the patient utilizing the at least one electrode of the stimulation lead, wherein the applying the electrical pulses effectively treats the depression, mood disorder, and/or anxiety disorder of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
-
-
17. A method of treating depression in a patient, comprising:
-
identifying an approximate location of the subcallosal gyrus area of the patient utilizing an imaging system; implanting a stimulation lead within the patient such that at least one electrode of the lead is positioned in direct contact with or directly in the subcallosal gyrus area; generating electrical pulses using an implantable pulse generator (IPG) that is implanted within the patient; conducting the electrical pulses from the IPG through a stimulation lead; and applying the electrical pulses to stimulate neural tissue of the subcallosal gyrus area of the patient utilizing the at least one electrode of the stimulation lead, wherein the applying the electrical pulses effectively treats the depression of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
-
Specification