Cortical stimulator
AssigneeCortigent, Inc.
InventorsRobert J. Greenberg, Neil H. Talbot, Proyag Datta, Dustin Tobey, David Daomin Zhou, Jessy Dorn
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Abstract
The present invention is a cortical stimulator. The cortical stimulator includes an implanted portion and an external portion. The implanted portion includes an implanted coil, electronics package, and a plurality of electrodes adapted to stimulate neural tissue. The implanted coil transfers power and data to the electronics package and the electronics package drives the electrodes. The external portion includes support adapted to hold an external coil in close proximity to the implanted coil when implanted; the external coil supplies power and data to the implanted coil.
Claims8
A cortical stimulator comprising:
- an implanted portion including an implanted coil, electronics package, and a plurality of electrodes adapted to stimulate cortical neural tissue, the implanted coil affixed directly to the skull and transferring power and data to the electronics package and the electronics package driving the electrodes, the electronics package is housed within a metal cranial socket which is affixed directly to the skull, and includes a metal cover plate wherein the metal cranial socket and metal cover plate protect the implant in the case of a blow to the head;
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- an external portion including a stimulation processor, a support adapted to hold an external coil on the head in close proximity to the implanted coil when implanted, the external coil suppling power and data to the implanted coil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.