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Method and apparatus for treating seizure disorders by stimulating the olfactory senses

  • US 6,374,140 B1
  • Filed: 04/30/1998
  • Issued: 04/16/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of preventing the onset of a seizure using a sensor, a signal generator, a signal processor and at least one implantable electrode having a proximal end and a stimulation portion, the method comprising the steps of:

  • surgically implanting the sensor within a body of a patient;

    coupling the sensor to the signal generator;

    surgically implanting the electrode in the body;

    positioning the stimulation portion to be in communication with the olfactory sensory nervous tissue within the body;

    sensing a parameter of the body with the sensor and generating a sensing signal in response thereto;

    processing the sensing signal by the signal generator to recognize a pattern indicative of the onset of a seizure; and

    providing, in response to the pattern indicative of the onset of a seizure being recognized, a sensory stimulus of variable pulse width, amplitude or frequency to the olfactory sensory nervous tissue with the electrode to responsively initiate desynchronization of neural activity.

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