Neural stimulation dosing
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1. A method of applying therapeutic neural stimuli, the method comprising:
- monitoring for at least one of sensory input and movement of a user using a control unit; and
in response to detection of at least one of sensory input and a user movement, delivering an increased stimulus dosage via at least one stimulus electrode within a period of time corresponding to a duration of time for which the detected sensory input or user movement gives rise to masking, the increased stimulus dosage being configured to give rise to increased neural recruitment.
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Abstract
Applying therapeutic neural stimuli involves monitoring for at least one of sensory input and movement of a user. In response to detection of sensory input or user movement, an increased stimulus dosage is delivered within a period of time corresponding to a duration of time for which the detected sensory input or user movement gives rise to masking, the increased stimulus dosage being configured to give rise to increased neural recruitment.
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1. A method of applying therapeutic neural stimuli, the method comprising:
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monitoring for at least one of sensory input and movement of a user using a control unit; and in response to detection of at least one of sensory input and a user movement, delivering an increased stimulus dosage via at least one stimulus electrode within a period of time corresponding to a duration of time for which the detected sensory input or user movement gives rise to masking, the increased stimulus dosage being configured to give rise to increased neural recruitment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 25)
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15. A device for applying therapeutic neural stimuli, the device comprising:
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at least one electrode configured to be positioned alongside a neural pathway of a user; and a control unit configured to monitor for at least one of sensory input and movement of the user, and configured to deliver an increased stimulus dosage via the at least one electrode within a period of time corresponding to a duration of time for which the detected sensory input or user movement gives rise to masking, the increased stimulus dosage being configured to give rise to increased neural recruitment.
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16. A method for effecting a neural blockade, the method comprising:
delivering a sequence of electrical stimuli to neural tissue using at least one stimulus electrode, each stimulus configured at a level whereby at least at a given relative position of a stimulus electrode to the neural tissue a first stimulus of the sequence generates an action potential and whereby each subsequent stimulus alters a membrane potential of the neural tissue without causing depolarisation of the neural tissue nor evoking an action potential, each subsequent stimulus being delivered prior to recovery of the membrane potential of the neural tissue from a preceding stimulus such that the sequence of stimuli maintains the membrane potential in an altered range in which conduction of action potentials is hindered or prevented. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26)
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24. A device for effecting a neural blockade, the device comprising:
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at least one electrode configured to be positioned alongside a neural pathway of a user; and a control unit configured to deliver a sequence of electrical stimuli to neural tissue, each stimulus configured at a level whereby at least at a given relative position of the electrode to the neural tissue a first stimulus of the sequence generates an action potential and whereby each subsequent stimulus alters a membrane potential of the neural tissue without causing depolarisation of the neural tissue nor evoking an action potential, each subsequent stimulus being delivered prior to recovery of the membrane potential of the neural tissue from a preceding stimulus such that the sequence of stimuli maintains the membrane potential in an altered range in which conduction of action potentials is hindered or prevented.
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