Neuromodulation using stochastically-modulated stimulation parameters
AssigneeBoston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
InventorChangfang Zhu
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Abstract
An example of a system may include an electrode arrangement and a neuromodulation device configured to use electrodes in the electrode arrangement to generate a neuromodulation field. The neuromodulation device may include a neuromodulation generator, a neuromodulation control circuit and a storage. The storage may include a stochastically-modulated neuromodulation parameter set and the stochastically-modulated neuromodulation parameter set may include at least one stochastically-modulated parameter. The controller may be configured to control the neuromodulation generator using the stochastically-modulation parameter set to generate the neuromodulation field.
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A system for use with an electrode arrangement to deliver a neuromodulation therapy, comprising:
- a neuromodulator configured to deliver neuromodulation energy to a neural target, wherein the neuromodulation energy delivered to the neural target includes both a therapeutic neuromodulation energy component delivered to the neural target based on a therapy signal and a stochastic neuromodulation energy component delivered to the neural target based on a stochastic signal;
- wherein the stochastic signal is defined by a first set of modulation parameters including at least one stochastically-modulated parameter, and the therapy signal is defined by a second set of modulation parameters which does not include a stochastically-modulated parameter.
A method performed using a neuromodulator, the method comprising:
- delivering neuromodulation energy to a neural target, wherein the neuromodulation energy delivered to the neural target includes both a therapeutic neuromodulation energy component delivered to the neural target based on a therapy signal and a stochastic neuromodulation energy component delivered to the neural target based on a stochastic signal,
- wherein the stochastic signal is defined by a first set of modulation parameters including at least one stochastically-modulated parameter, and the therapy signal is defined by a second set of modulation parameters which does not include a stochastically-modulated parameter.
A non-transitory machine-readable medium including instructions, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to cause a neuromodulator to perform a method, comprising:
- delivering neuromodulation energy to a neural target, wherein the neuromodulation energy delivered to the neural target includes both a therapeutic neuromodulation energy component delivered to the neural target based on a therapy signal and a stochastic neuromodulation energy component delivered to the neural target based on a stochastic signal,
- wherein the stochastic signal is defined by a first set of modulation parameters including at least one stochastically-modulated parameter, and the therapy signal is defined by a second set of modulation parameters which does not include a stochastically-modulated parameter.
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