Sequential local electrical stimulation device and method
AssigneePostech Research and Business Development Foundation
InventorsWon Ok Kang, Sung Min Park
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a sequential local electrical stimulation method. The sequential local electrical stimulation method according to the present disclosure includes determining a number and arrangement of electrodes included in an electrode array according to a structure of a target area, determining stimulation parameters including stimulation intensity, a stimulation sequence, and a stimulation pulse based on the structure of the target area, and sequentially applying stimulation in one direction from an outermost part of the electrode array by using the stimulation parameters.
Claims19
A sequential local electrical stimulation device comprising:
- an electrode array including multiple electrodes, wherein a number and arrangement of the multiple electrodes are determined according to a structure of a target area;
- a stimulation generator configured to apply electrical stimulation to the target area through the electrode array;
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- a stimulation controller configured to:
- determine stimulation parameters including stimulation intensity, a stimulation sequence, and a stimulation interval based on the structure of the target area by deriving a combination using a smallest number of electrodes that satisfies an electric field critical condition through repetitive simulation results, wherein the stimulation sequence applies stimulation sequentially from a distal electrode to a proximal electrode along the electrode array;
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- control the stimulation generator according to the determined stimulation parameters.
A sequential local electrical stimulation method using a sequential local electrical stimulation device, the sequential local electrical stimulation method comprising:
- determining a number and arrangement of electrodes included in an electrode array according to a structure of a target area;
- determining stimulation parameters including stimulation intensity, a stimulation sequence, and a stimulation pulse based on the structure of the target area by deriving a combination using a smallest number of electrodes that satisfies an electric field critical condition through repetitive simulation results;
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- sequentially applying stimulation in one direction from an outermost part of the electrode array according to the stimulation parameters.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.