Devices and Methods for Low Current Neural Modulation
AssigneeNyxoah SA
InventorAdi Mashiach
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Abstract
A device may include an implantable circuit and at least one pair of implantable electrodes, in electrical communication with the implantable circuit. The circuit and the electrodes may configured for implantation in a subject in the vicinity of a nerve. The circuit may be configured to deliver to the electrodes an electrical signal having a current less than about 1.6 milliamps, and the electrodes may be configured to emit an electric field such that a portion of the field lines extend along a length of the nerve such that the delivery of the electrical signal of less than about 1.6 milliamps causes modulation of the nerve.
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A sleep disordered breathing treatment device, comprising:
- an implantable circuit;
- at least one pair of implantable electrodes, electrically connected with the implantable circuit, wherein the circuit and the electrodes are configured for implantation in a subject proximal to a genioglossus muscle in the vicinity of a hypoglossal nerve;
- and
- wherein the circuit is configured to deliver to the electrodes an electrical signal having a current less than about 1.6 milliamps, and
- wherein the electrodes are configured to emit an electric field such that a portion of the field lines extend along a length of the hypoglossal nerve such that the delivery of the electrical signal of less than about 1.6 milliamps causes modulation of the hypoglossal nerve.
A device, comprising:
- an implantable circuit;
- at least one pair of implantable electrodes, electrically connected with the implantable circuit, wherein the circuit and the electrodes are configured for implantation in a subject in the vicinity of a nerve;
- and
- wherein the circuit is configured to deliver to the electrodes an electrical signal having a current less than about 1.6 milliamps, and
- wherein the electrodes are configured to emit an electric field such that a portion of the field lines extend along a length of the nerve such that the delivery of the electrical signal of less than about 1.6 milliamps causes modulation of the nerve.
A head pain management device configured for implantation beneath skin of a head of a subject, comprising:
- an implantable circuit;
- at least one pair of implantable electrodes, configured to be implanted beneath the skin of a subject in a substantially haired region in the vicinity of an occipital nerve of the subject;
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- an antenna configured to receive a signal and to be implanted beneath the skin of the subject in a substantially hairless region;
- wherein the implantable electrodes are electrically connected with a first end of the implantable circuit and the antenna is electrically connected with a second end of the implantable circuit;
- wherein the circuit is configured to deliver to the electrodes an electrical signal having a current less than about 1.6 milliamps, and
- wherein the electrodes are configured to emit an electric field such that a portion of the field lines extend along a length of the nerve such that the delivery of the electrical signal of less than about 1.6 milliamps causes modulation of the occipital nerve.
A hypertension therapy device for affecting blood pressure, comprising:
- an implantable circuit;
- at least one pair of implantable electrodes, electrically connected with the implantable circuit, wherein the circuit and the electrodes are configured for implantation in a subject in a blood vessel in the vicinity of at least one of a renal nerve, a carotid baroreceptor, and a glossopharyngeal nerve;
- and
- wherein the circuit is configured to deliver to the electrodes an electrical signal having a current less than about 1.6 milliamps, and
- wherein the electrodes are configured to emit an electric field such that a portion of the field lines extend along a length of the nerve such that the delivery of the electrical signal of less than about 1.6 milliamps causes modulation of the at least one of a renal nerve, a carotid baroreceptor, and a glossopharyngeal nerve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.