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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4913148 | Method for the treatment of herpes simplex and herpes zoster A method for the treatment, by accelerating the healing process, of acute herpes simplex and acute herpes zoster, and by the reduction of post-herpetic neuralgia, subsequent to determining a dermatone on a body, which dermatome includes an area affected b... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4867164 | Neurocybernetic prosthesis A neurocybernetic prosthesis for controlling or preventing epileptic seizures and other motor disorders includes a pulse generator which generates electrical pulses having a frequency of between 30 and 300 cycles per second, a pulse duration of between 0.... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4793353 | Non-invasive multiprogrammable tissue stimulator and method An electronic tissue stimulator system is provided comprising a plurality of electrodes to be implanted adjacent tissue to be stimulated in a patient. A transmitting means transmits stimulation pulses for stimulating the electrodes and programming data de... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4735204 | System for controlling an implanted neural stimulator An improved control system for a neural stimulator allowing either the patient or physician to effect the level of output by application of an external magnet. Such application of a magnet for a predetermined period of time initiates an incrementally incr... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4712179 | Method and apparatus for calibrating internal measurements of an implanted cardiac pacer An implantable cardiac pacer having pacer circuitry for producing output stimulation pulses on leads connectable to a patient's heart includes internal measurement circuitry for producing uncorrected measurement values relative to battery conditions and t... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4679560 | Wide band inductive transdermal power and data link The present invention utilizes a pair of coils, one beneath the skin and one outside the skin, each connected to a capacitor. The values of the capacitor and coil inductance are selected to provide a stagger-tuned link. That is, the values of the componen... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4642769 | Method and apparatus for providing stimulated exercise of paralyzed limbs A computer control system which allows precise control of movement in paralyzed muscle through functional electrical stimulation. The system includes a computer operated at a programming center under physician control, an electronically erasable and progr... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4612934 | Non-invasive multiprogrammable tissue stimulator An electronic tissue stimulator system is provided comprising a plurality of electrodes to be implanted adjacent tissue to be stimulated in a patient. A transmitting means transmits stimulation pulses for stimulating the electrodes and programming data de... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4602638 | Apparatus and method for invasive electrical stimulation of bone fractures An invasive electrical stimulation device includes a cathode an anode, each comprising a thin electrically conductive sheet having one exposed surface and the opposite surface covered with an insulation layer. A pair of insulated leads connect the cathode... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4592360 | Implantable externally programmable microprocessor-controlled tissue stimulator A microprocessor-controlled implantable programmable stimulator includes a pulse generator external to the microprocessor for producing stimulation output pulses to multiple electrodes. A single chip microprocessor accompanied by a ROM implements a stored... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4592359 | Multi-channel implantable neural stimulator A combination of a transmitter and implantable receiver are disclosed wherein data is conveyed from transmitter to receiver utilizing a data format in which each channel to be stimulated is adapted to convey information in monopolar, bipolar or analog for... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4515158 | Speech processing method and apparatus Signal processing system for converting a speech signal into a data signal for controlling a hearing prosthesis having an implanted electrode array adapted to stimulate the auditory nerve fibers of a patient by the application of electrical currents to se... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4459989 | Non-invasive multiprogrammable tissue stimulator and methods for use An electronic tissue stimulator system is provided comprising a plurality of electrodes to be implanted adjacent tissue to be stimulated in a patient. A transmitting means transmits stimulation pulses for stimulating the electrodes and programming data de... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4408608 | Implantable tissue-stimulating prosthesis There is disclosed an implantable tissue-stimulating prosthesis, such as a cochlear prosthesis, which can not only be implemented in single-chip form, but which also permits great flexibility in stimulation strategy and data transmission format. Only sixt... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4357497 | System for enhancing auditory stimulation and the like A plurality of the carrier signals are modulated by signals in the audio frequency bands. The carrier signals are transmitted to a receiver having one or more independent channels for receiving and demodulating the transmitted signals. The detected signal... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4284856 | Multi-frequency system and method for enhancing auditory stimulation and the like A plurality of carrier signals are modulated by pulses corresponding to signals in audio frequency bands. The carrier signals are transmitted to a receiver having independent channels for receiving and demodulating the transmitted signals. The detected pu... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4220156 | Low power implantable apparatus and method for receiving an AM signal An implantable AM receiver having a variable threshold which can detect signals above a changing noise level. An AM receiver is provided which provides a modulation envelope corresponding to the amplitude of a pulse-modulated RF signal radiated by an exte... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4057069 | Method of nerve stimulation and a stimulator for the application of the method In order to excite living cells, a FM transmitter transmits for a period t at a frequency f such that the difference between f and a reference frequency fO sets the amplitude of a desired nerve stimulation pulse. A receiver implanted in the liv... | 11/08/1977 |
