Systems and methods for avoiding neural stimulation habituation
First Claim
1. A method for delivering a vagal stimulation therapy to a vagus nerve, comprising:
- delivering a neural stimulation signal to non-selectively stimulate both afferent axons and efferent axons in the vagus nerve according to a predetermined schedule for the vagal stimulation therapy;
selecting a value for at least one parameter for the predetermined schedule for the vagal stimulation therapy to control the neural stimulation therapy to avoid physiological habituation to the vagal stimulation therapy, the at least one parameter including at least one parameter selected from the group of parameters consisting of;
a predetermined therapy duration parameter for a predetermined therapy period; and
a predetermined intermittent neural stimulation parameter associated with on/off timing for the intermittent neural stimulation parameter.
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Abstract
An embodiment relates to a method for delivering a vagal stimulation therapy to a vagus nerve, including delivering a neural stimulation signal to non-selectively stimulate both afferent axons and efferent axons in the vagus nerve according to a predetermined schedule for the vagal stimulation therapy, and selecting a value for at least one parameter for the predetermined schedule for the vagal stimulation therapy to control the neural stimulation therapy to avoid physiological habituation to the vagal stimulation therapy. The parameter(s) include at least one parameter selected from the group of parameters consisting of a predetermined therapy duration parameter for a predetermined therapy period, and a predetermined intermittent neural stimulation parameter associated with on/off timing for the intermittent neural stimulation parameter.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for delivering a vagal stimulation therapy to a vagus nerve, comprising:
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delivering a neural stimulation signal to non-selectively stimulate both afferent axons and efferent axons in the vagus nerve according to a predetermined schedule for the vagal stimulation therapy; selecting a value for at least one parameter for the predetermined schedule for the vagal stimulation therapy to control the neural stimulation therapy to avoid physiological habituation to the vagal stimulation therapy, the at least one parameter including at least one parameter selected from the group of parameters consisting of; a predetermined therapy duration parameter for a predetermined therapy period; and a predetermined intermittent neural stimulation parameter associated with on/off timing for the intermittent neural stimulation parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method, comprising:
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using an external device, programming at least one neural stimulation schedule parameter for controlling a scheduled neural-stimulation therapy of an implantable neural stimulator; delivering the scheduled neural stimulation therapy using the implantable neural stimulator, including delivering non-selective neural stimulation to both afferent and efferent axons of a vagus nerve, wherein the at least one neural stimulation schedule parameter includes at least one parameter with a value selected to control the neural stimulation therapy to avoid physiological habituation to the vagal stimulation therapy, the at least one parameter including at least one parameter selected from the group of parameters consisting of; at least one predetermined therapy duration parameter for a predetermined therapy period; and at least one predetermined intermittent neural stimulation parameter associated with on/off timing for the intermittent neural stimulation parameter. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A neural stimulator, comprising:
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a neural stimulation delivery system adapted to non-selectively stimulate both afferent axons and efferent axons in a vagus nerve; and a controller operationally connected to the neural stimulation system, the controller including a neural stimulation scheduler to control neural stimulation from the neural stimulation system according to a predetermined schedule wherein the predetermined schedule includes at least one parameter with a value selected to avoid physiological habituation to the neural stimulation, the at least one parameter including at least one parameter selected from the group of parameters consisting of; a predetermined therapy duration parameter for a predetermined therapy period; and a predetermined intermittent neural stimulation parameter associated with on/off timing for the intermittent neural stimulation parameter. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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