Deep brain stimulation for sleep disorders
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining, by a processor, a patient is in a sleep state; and
controlling, by the processor, an electrical stimulation generator to deliver deep brain electrical stimulation to a globus pallidus externus of a brain of the patient according to a therapy program defining electrical stimulation configured to induce sleep of the patient, based on the determination that the patient is in the sleep state.
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Abstract
In some examples, a medical device delivers electrical stimulation to the external portion of the globus pallidus of a brain of a patient in order to treat a sleep impairment of the patient. In some examples, the electrical stimulation may be delivered via one or more electrodes implanted in the GPe of the brain. In some examples, an electrical stimulation device is configured to deliver electrical stimulation therapy to the GPe based on detection of a sleep state of a patient. The sleep state may include, for example, a state in which the patient is awake and intending on sleeping, is awake and attempting to sleep or has initiated sleep. In addition, in some examples, an electrical stimulation device is configured to deliver electrical stimulation therapy to the GPe based on detection of an awake state of a patient.
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48 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining, by a processor, a patient is in a sleep state; and controlling, by the processor, an electrical stimulation generator to deliver deep brain electrical stimulation to a globus pallidus externus of a brain of the patient according to a therapy program defining electrical stimulation configured to induce sleep of the patient, based on the determination that the patient is in the sleep state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system comprising:
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an electrical stimulation generator; and a processor configured to determine a patient is in a sleep state and control the electrical stimulation generator to deliver deep brain electrical stimulation to a globus pallidus externus of a brain of the patient according to a therapy program defining electrical stimulation configured to induce sleep of the patient, based on the determination that the patient is in the sleep state. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A system comprising:
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means for generating electrical stimulation; means for determining a patient is in a sleep state; and means for controlling the means for generating electrical stimulation to deliver deep brain electrical stimulation to a globus pallidus externus of a brain of the patient according to a therapy program defining electrical stimulation configured to induce sleep of the patient, based on a determination, by the means for determining, that the patient is in the sleep state. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45)
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46. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
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determine a patient is in a sleep state; and in response to determining the patient is in the sleep state, control an electrical stimulation generator to deliver deep brain electrical stimulation to a globus pallidus externus of a brain of the patient according to a therapy program defining electrical stimulation configured to induce sleep of the patient, based on the determination that the patient is in the sleep state. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48)
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