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Spatial-temporal deep brain stimulation methods and systems

  • US 9,278,208 B1
  • Filed: 09/30/2011
  • Issued: 03/08/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for providing deep brain stimulation in response to a sensed brain tremor, comprising:

  • a single cylindrical disc housing with a single bottom housing with side edges and a single removable top with perimeter side edges that overlap the side edges of the single bottom housing,a single elongated lead extending between a center portion of the bottom of the single cylindrical disc housing with a plurality of electrodes with each electrode being used to both sense a single brain tremor and generate pulses therefrom, wherein at least one of the electrodes senses the tremor, and at least the same electrode generates the pulses therefrom targeting a location which emits the single brain tremor, the single lead being adapted to be implanted into only a single opening in the skull while the single cylindrical disc housing remains mounted as cap on top of the skull of the user,a pulse stimulator inside a compartment of the single cylindrical disc housing and only being activated to generate a pulse stimulation upon sensing a tremor from one of the plurality of electrodes,a sensing detection circuitry,controls for activating the pulse stimulator upon sensing of the single brain tremor and deactivating the pulse stimulator when a tremor is not being sensed,a battery power supply for providing power to the pulse stimulator only upon sensing the single brain tremor and along with the controls turning off the pulse stimulator after the sensing detection circuitry has been turned on;

    a processing device with memory to execute a set of instructions to record physiological data of the sensed tremor and a response to the sensed tremor; and

    an interface for downloading the recorded physiological data.

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