Method, system and apparatus for remote neural modulation brain stimulation and feedback control
First Claim
1. An apparatus for wireless neural modulation brain stimulation, the apparatus comprising:
- one or more implantable electrode leads configured to be implanted inside a subject'"'"'s brain to stimulate neurons, each of the one or more electrode leads comprising;
a lead body that includes a lumen;
at least one electrode located on the lead body and configured to stimulate the neurons;
at least one separate electrode located on the lead body and configured to collect data recording neuronal activity inside the subject'"'"'s brain;
at least one microwire partially located in the lumen of the lead body and configured to collect data recording single axon neuronal activity inside the patient'"'"'s brain;
a first receiver configured to receive energy radiated from a first transmitter that is external to the one or more implantable electrode leads;
a second transmitter located within the lead body; and
circuitry configured to use the received energy to;
deliver electrical stimulus signals to the neurons through the at least one electrode configured to stimulate the neurons; and
transmit, through the second transmitter, a telemetry signal including(i) the collected data recording neuronal activity inside the subject'"'"'s brain; and
(ii)the collected data recording single axon neuronal activity inside the patient'"'"'s brain.
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Abstract
A method, system and apparatus is presented for a wireless neural modulation feedback control system as it relates to an implantable medical device comprised of a radio frequency (RF) receiver circuit, one or more dipole or patch antenna(s), one or more electrode leads connected to at least one dipole or patch antenna(s), and at least one microelectronic neural modulation circuit, and an external or internally implanted RF device to neurally modulate brain tissue in order to treat medical conditions that can be mediated by neuronal activation or inhibition, such as Parkinson'"'"'s, Alzheimer'"'"'s, epilepsy, other motor or mood based disorders, and/or pain. The implantable receiver captures energy radiated by the RF transmitter unit and converts this energy to an electrical waveform by the implanted neural modulation circuit to deliver energy that can be utilized by the attached electrode pads in order to activate targeted neurons in the brain.
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1. An apparatus for wireless neural modulation brain stimulation, the apparatus comprising:
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one or more implantable electrode leads configured to be implanted inside a subject'"'"'s brain to stimulate neurons, each of the one or more electrode leads comprising; a lead body that includes a lumen; at least one electrode located on the lead body and configured to stimulate the neurons; at least one separate electrode located on the lead body and configured to collect data recording neuronal activity inside the subject'"'"'s brain; at least one microwire partially located in the lumen of the lead body and configured to collect data recording single axon neuronal activity inside the patient'"'"'s brain; a first receiver configured to receive energy radiated from a first transmitter that is external to the one or more implantable electrode leads; a second transmitter located within the lead body; and circuitry configured to use the received energy to; deliver electrical stimulus signals to the neurons through the at least one electrode configured to stimulate the neurons; and transmit, through the second transmitter, a telemetry signal including(i) the collected data recording neuronal activity inside the subject'"'"'s brain; and
(ii)the collected data recording single axon neuronal activity inside the patient'"'"'s brain. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An implantable lead for wireless neural modulation brain stimulation, the lead comprising:
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at least one electrode configured to apply electrical stimulus signals to stimulate neurons of a subject'"'"'s brain; and at least one separate electrode configured to collect data recording neuronal activity inside the subject'"'"'s brain; at least one microwire configured to collect data recording single axon neuronal activity, wherein, when the implantable lead is implanted inside the subject'"'"'s brain, the implantable lead is MRI compatible inside a magnet that is suitable for imaging the subject'"'"'s brain and the implantable lead is wirelessly powered using electrical energy radiated from a separate transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A method of managing a brain impairment condition of a patient, the method comprising:
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receiving, using a wireless receiver, energy radiated from a first transmitter that is separate from the wireless receiver; delivering, using the received energy, electrical stimulus signals to neurons of a patient diagnosed with a brain disorder through at least one electrode of an electrode lead implanted in the patient; collecting, through one or more electrodes of the implanted electrode lead, data recording neuronal activity inside the patient'"'"'s brain, the one or more electrodes being separate from the at least one electrode through which electrical stimulus signals are delivered; collecting, through at least one microwire of the implanted electrode lead, data recording single axon neuronal activity inside the patient'"'"'s brain; and transmitting, through a second transmitter within the implanted electrode lead, a telemetry signal including (i) the collected data recording neuronal activity inside the subject'"'"'s brain; and
(ii) the collected data recording single axon neuronal activity inside the patient'"'"'s brain. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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