Use of a new stimulation design to treat neurological disorder
OwnerDirk De Ridderinventor
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Abstract
The method and system described herein relate to stimulating nerve tissue using a pulse generator. A stimulus is created that comprises a signal that is produced from a frequency spectrum having a power spectral density per unit of bandwidth proportional to 1/fβ, wherein β is excludes 0. The stimulus is provided from the pulse generator to at least one stimulation lead; and applied to nerve tissue via one or several electrodes.
Claims19
A method of stimulating nerve tissue of a patient using a pulse generator, the method comprising:
- generating, by a pulse generator, a stimulus that comprises a signal that is produced from a frequency spectrum having a power spectral density per unit of bandwidth proportional to 1/fβ, wherein β is excludes 0;
- providing the stimulus from the pulse generator to at least one stimulation lead;
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- applying the stimulus to nerve tissue of the patient via one or several electrodes of the at least one stimulation lead.
A method of stimulating nerve tissue of a patient using a pulse generator, the method comprising:
- storing, in the pulse generator, one first stimulation parameter that defines a frequency to be used as the lower bound of a frequency spectrum;
- storing, in the pulse generator, one second stimulation parameter that defines a frequency to be used as the upper bound of a frequency spectrum;
- generating, by pulse generator, a stimulus that comprises a frequency spectrum between the first stimulation parameter and second stimulation parameter, wherein the frequency and power of the frequency spectrum are inversely proportional;
- providing the stimulus from the implantable pulse generator to at least one stimulation lead;
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- applying the stimulus to nerve tissue of the patient via at least one electrodes of the at least one stimulation lead.
A method of stimulating nerve tissue of a patient using a pulse generator, the method comprising:
- storing, in the pulse generator, one first stimulation parameter that defines a frequency to be used as the lower bound of a frequency spectrum;
- storing, in the pulse generator, one second stimulation parameter that defines a frequency to be used as the upper bound of a frequency spectrum;
- storing, in pulse generator, one third stimulation parameter that defines a frequency at which a peak of a pre-determined amplitude is to occur;
- generating, by pulse generator, a stimulus that comprises a frequency spectrum between the first stimulation parameter and second stimulation parameter, wherein the power spectral density is inversely proportional to the frequency, wherein a peak of a pre-determined amplitude occurs at the frequency defined by the third stimulation parameter;
- providing the stimulus from the pulse generator to at least one stimulation lead;
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- applying the stimulus to nerve tissue of the patient via one or several electrodes of the at least one stimulation lead.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.