System for patent interactive neural stimulation with robotic facilitation of limb movement
First Claim
1. A system for facilitating limb movement in a patient that is suffering from or has suffered a neurological disorder or event;
- the system comprising;
a neural stimulation system having an implantable pulse generator that is coupled to at least one electrode assembly capable of delivering electrical pulses to the patient'"'"'s brain;
a robotic system configured to facilitate movement of the patient'"'"'s limb;
a control system operatively coupled to the robotic system and the neural stimulation system, the control system having a computer-readable medium having instructions, wherein the instructions include;
automatically receiving information from the robotic system, the information being correlated with the patient'"'"'s performance of a task using the robotic system; and
based at least in part on the information received from the robotic system, automatically controlling a parameter in accordance with the neural stimulation system or the robotic system to facilitate limb movement.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for patient interactive neural stimulation and/or chemical substance delivery are disclosed. A method in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes affecting a target neural population of the patient by providing to the patient at least one of an electromagnetic signal and a chemical substance. The method can further include detecting at least one characteristic of the patient, with the characteristic at least correlated with the patient'"'"'s performance of an adjunctive therapy task that is performed in association with affecting the target neural population. The method can still further include controlling at least one parameter in accordance with which the target neural population is affected, based at least in part on the detected characteristic.
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14 Claims
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1. A system for facilitating limb movement in a patient that is suffering from or has suffered a neurological disorder or event;
- the system comprising;
a neural stimulation system having an implantable pulse generator that is coupled to at least one electrode assembly capable of delivering electrical pulses to the patient'"'"'s brain; a robotic system configured to facilitate movement of the patient'"'"'s limb; a control system operatively coupled to the robotic system and the neural stimulation system, the control system having a computer-readable medium having instructions, wherein the instructions include; automatically receiving information from the robotic system, the information being correlated with the patient'"'"'s performance of a task using the robotic system; and based at least in part on the information received from the robotic system, automatically controlling a parameter in accordance with the neural stimulation system or the robotic system to facilitate limb movement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- the system comprising;
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6. The system of claim wherein the patient is suffering from hemiparesis, spasticity, neglect, bradykinesia or a combination thereof.
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