Deep brain stimulation device, and control method thereof
AssigneesSeoul National University R&Db Foundation, Brain & Beyonds Co., Ltd.
InventorsSun Ha PAEK, Soon Beom PARK
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Abstract
According to a deep brain stimulation device and a control method thereof according to one embodiment of the present invention, two electrodes are inserted into a deep brain nucleus and supplied with high-frequency current in order to treat brain and neural diseases such as Parkinson's disease, tremor, myodystonia, Alzheimer's dementia, epilepsy, obsessive compulsive disorder, depression, pain, drug addiction, and post-traumatic syndrome, wherein the two electrodes are not supplied with current at the same time, thus making it possible to extend the life of a battery while achieving treatment effects that are the same as or superior to the prior art.
Claims17
A deep brain stimulation device, comprising:
- a first stimulation electrode configured to be located at a first location of a deep brain nucleus;
- a second stimulation electrode configured to be located at a second location of the deep brain nucleus;
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- a stimulator supplying currents to the first stimulation electrode and the second stimulation electrode,
- wherein the stimulator is controlled so as not to supply the currents to the first stimulation electrode and the second stimulation electrode simultaneously, and
- the first location and the second location are respectively located on a left side and a right side with respect to a center of a brain.
A control method of a deep brain stimulation device, comprising:
- controlling currents to be supplied to each of a pair of stimulation electrodes configured to be located at predetermined locations of a deep brain nucleus,
- wherein the currents are controlled not to be supplied to each of stimulation electrodes constituting the pair of stimulation electrodes simultaneously, and
- each of stimulation electrodes constituting the pair of stimulation electrodes is respectively located on a left side and a right side with respect to a center of a brain.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.