Devices and methods for stimulating neural tissue

Abstract

In some implementations, the device may include a neural stimulation system having: an implantable closed-loop neural stimulation device for controllably delivering neural stimuli via one or more stimulus electrodes, the device having the one or more stimulus electrodes and a feedback controller configured to adjust a stimulus intensity parameter so as to maintain a measured neural response intensity at a target response intensity; and a processor configured to: estimate an out-of-compliance current limit for each of the one or more stimulus electrodes; estimate a closed-loop current requirement for the implantable closed-loop neural stimulation device; compare the out-of-compliance current limit for each of the one or more stimulus electrodes to the closed-loop current requirement; and take a mitigating action based on the comparison.

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