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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5031618 | Position-responsive neuro stimulator An apparatus and technique for electrical stimulation of the central or peripheral nervous system based upon changes in position of the patient. A position sensor may be chronically implanted in the patient. One preferred mode uses a mercury switch positi... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5014705 | Microprocessor-controlled multiplexed functional electrical stimulator for surface stimulation in paralyzed patients In accordance with the present invention, a functional electrical stimulation system enables upper-motor-neuron paraplegic patients and certain other paralyzed or partially paralyzed patients to stand and to take steps with the support of a walker in an i... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5012808 | Pulse generation, parameter determination, and modification system A pulse generation and tracking system for connection to an object or a subject under treatment therewith, the waveform being a train of repetitive complex pulses each pulse comprising a large amplitude, short duration positive polarity portion and a smal... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4987897 | Body bus medical device communication system A system intended for being at least partly implanted into a living body and comprising at least two modules or devices which are interconnected by a communication transmission channel, at least one of said modules being provided with transmitting and rec... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4934368 | Multi-electrode neurological stimulation apparatus An implantable system for Functional Electro-Stimulation (FES) is disclosed which includes an environmentally sealed implant case and a nerve cuff for attaching to the nerve. A plurality of leads connect the nerve cuffs to the case. The implant case provi... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4926864 | Biological tissue stimulator with time-shared logic driving output timing and high voltage step-up circuit A biological tissue stimulator having a time-shared logic element alternately supplying switching signals to a step-up voltage circuit powered from a low-voltage power source and supplying a plurality of amplitude timing signals to an output circuit utili... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4926865 | Microcomputer-based nerve and muscle stimulator A transcutaneous nerve stimulation device is provided with mircocomputer-based control of pulse duration, pulse repetition rate, stimulation duty cycle and modulation of pulse parameters. The microcomputer 2 monitors battery 15 voltage and patient manipul... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4919139 | Electrical neuromuscular stimulation device A stimulating unit (B) equipped with electrodes (34) includes means for generating trains of electrical pulses of different frequencies, and means (2) controlled by a card (6) on which a treatment program is recorded. A programming unit (A) can be separab... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4785244 | Magneto-electric sensor device and sensing method using a sensor element comprising a 2-phase decomposed microstructure Devices such as, e.g., switches, flowmeters, and proximity sensors, as well as implant devices are made comprising an elongated ferromagnetic element. When the element is exposed to a variable magnetic field an electrical signal is obtained between contac... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4711243 | Cortical hearing aid The cortical hearing aid is an instrument that produces the sensation of hearing by electrical stimulation of the neurons in the auditory cortex and/or auditory nerve trunk (eighth cranial nerve). The device employs an oscillator that generates a radio fr... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4699143 | Electrical simulator for biological tissue having remote control An electrical stimulator for biological tissue having remote control. A remote element communicates an operator response to the electrical stimulator. A control element samples the communication from the remote element and adjusts one or more of certain o... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4693254 | Transcutaneous nerve stimulation device using a common controller for pulse production and parameter display A transcutaneous nerve stimulation device is provided using a common controller for both output pulse production and treatment parameter display. The common controller, which preferentially takes the form of a programmed microprocessor, is connected by si... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4690144 | Wireless transcutaneous electrical tissue stimulator A transcutaneous electrical tissue stimulator comprises an electrical tissue stimulation generator (10, 41) attachable to the human body and a remote controller (37, 40) therefor. Generator (10) includes a plurality of rigid printed circuit boards (73-75)... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4688575 | Muscle contraction stimulation An instrument (10) for the treatment of incontinence by exercise of the muscle group that includes the puboccygeous muscle furnishes electrical energy to induce muscle contraction. Energy is provided according to a pre-established exercise program at ener... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4688574 | Electrical stimulator for biological tissue having mode control An electrical stimulator for biological tissue having mode control. Circuit configuration parameters are stored during a certain circuit operation, such as power up. The circuit configuration parameters are checked during a second circuit configuration, s... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4681111 | Analog and digital telemetry system for an implantable device In an implantable device, transmission and reception of digital information is accomplished as well as the transmission and reception of analog information. The analog signal is FM modulated for transmission and the digital signal is phase modulated for t... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4679561 | Implantable apparatus for localized heating of tissue With the object of repetitively treating deep-seated, inoperable tumors by hyperthermia as well as locally heating other internal tissue masses repetitively, a receiving antenna, transmission line, and electrode arrangment are implanted completely within ... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4676248 | Circuit for controlling a receiver in an implanted device A circuit for controlling a receiver in an implanted device and circuitry for decoding and storing received program signals is disclosed. In the circuit a control circuit periodically activates a receiver to surveil for remotely generating programming sig... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4622973 | Programmable functional electrical stimulation system A muscle stimulator system produces an electrical output pulse train which provides functional electrical stimulation (FES) of muscles or muscle groups. The muscle stimulator system includes a clinical device (which is line powered and independently progr... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4585005 | Method and pacemaker for stimulating penile erection The problem of providing a method and device for stimulating penile erection for a sexually disabled patient includes the implantation of an electrode on the cavernous nerves of a human male, adjacent to his prostate gland. Each electrode is electrically ... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4528984 | Autoprogrammable functional electrical stimulation apparatus and method A muscle stimulator provides an electrical output pulse train which provides functional electrical stimulation (FES) of muscles or muscle groups. The muscle stimulator includes a manually operated amplitude control which provides an amplitude control sign... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4520825 | Digital circuit for control of gradual turn-on of electrical tissue stimulators A circuit for causing the gradual turn-on of electrical tissue stimulation in a digitally controlled stimulator is disclosed. A stimulation pulse counter and a pulses per step memory circuit are connected to a decoder to provide an amplitude incrementing ... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4408617 | Apparatus for detecting the acupuncture points on a patient and for applying electrical stimulating signals to the detected points An apparatus for detecting the acupuncture points on a patient and for applying electrical stimulating signals to the detected points, comprising a generator delivering sawtooth signals to a contact needle of a probe through a first fixed resistor and a v... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4398537 | Independently rate-adjusting multiple channel controller for nerve stimulator transmitter An independently rate-adjustable multiple channel controller-transmitter for a nerve stimulator to be used in conjunction with an implanted stimulation pulse output unit includes a rate generating circuit (40,41,43,44) for producing asynchronous trigger s... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4167190 | Pulse dosage control unit for tissue stimulation system A method and apparatus for applying electrical stimulation to areas of the nervous system wherein the method permits precise pulse dosage control over prescribed time intervals to be exercised by the administering physician, and the apparatus is organized... | 09/11/1979 |
| 4066086 | Programmable body stimulator A body implantable device for providing electrical stimulation to living animal tissue. The device includes a pulse generator having at least one alterable output parameter and circuitry responsive to first externally generated signals for altering the al... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4024875 | Device for non-invasive programming of implanted body stimulators A device for the non-invasive programming of an implantable body stimulator. The device includes a power supply and circuitry for generating and transmitting a preselected number of pulses of radio frequency energy. A push-button switch initiates the oper... | 05/24/1977 |
| 4019518 | Electrical stimulation system An electrical stimulation system for selectively stimulating portions of the body. The system includes an external device for alternately transmitting stimulus signals and control signals to an implantable receiver. The receiver includes a plurality of ou... | 04/26/1977 |
