Human drug delivery device for tinnitus

A neural therapeutic apparatus for implantation in a target zone of a patient's brain, comprising:

• a reservoir-pump for containing a drug, said drug capable of reducing abnormal neural activity, associated with tinnitus;
• a catheter for delivering said drug to the target zone of the patient's brain, said catheter operably connected to said reservoir-pump, and comprising one or more stimulating and recording electrodes;
• a stimulation device for outputting electrical signals to said one or more electrodes, said electrodes outputting electrical discharges in accordance with said electrical signals, wherein said outputted electrical discharges block abnormal neural activity;
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• a recording device operably connected to said one or more electrodes, said recording device capable of recording electrophysiologic data received by said one or more electrodes, from said target zone of the patient's brain.

A neural therapeutic drug delivery apparatus for implantation in a target zone of a patient's brain, comprising:

• means for delivering a drug to said target zone of the patient's brain, said drug capable of reducing abnormal neural activity associated with tinnitus;
• means for outputting electrical discharges to said target zone of the patient's brain;
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• means for receiving electrical discharges from said target zone of the patient's brain.