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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8190264 | Method of treating depression, mood disorders and anxiety disorders using neuromodulation The present application involves a method and a system for using electrical stimulation and/or chemical stimulation to treat depression. More particularly, the method comprises surgically implanting an electrical stimulation lead and/or catheter that is in communica... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8190263 | Methods of treating medical conditions by neuromodulation of the cerebellar pathways Methods of treating various medical conditions by neuromodulation of target sites of a cerebello-thalamo-cortical pathway and/or a cortical-ponto-cerebellar pathway. Such medical conditions include unilateral motor deficits, movement disorders, psychiatric disorders... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8185207 | Medical device configuration based on sensed brain signals The invention is directed to techniques and systems in which external brain monitoring is used to facilitate implantation and configuration of an implantable medical device. The techniques may create an open loop or closed loop system in which brain signals quantify... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8165682 | Surface acoustic wave probe implant for predicting epileptic seizures A system and method for predicting and avoiding a seizure in a patient. The system and method includes use of an implanted surface acoustic wave probe and coupled RF antenna to monitor temperature of the patient's brain, critical changes in the temperature character... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165683 | Method and apparatus for detection of nervous system disorders Systems and methods for detecting and/or treating nervous system disorders, such as seizures. Certain embodiments of the invention relate generally to implantable medical devices (IMDs) adapted to detect and treat nervous system disorders in patients with an IMD. Ce... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165684 | Wireless system for epilepsy monitoring and measurement A wireless system for monitoring a patient's brain tissue including (1) a plurality of electrodes abutting brain tissue, (2) main circuitry outside the patient's body to transmit power at radio frequencies and send/receive data using infrared energy, and (3) subcuta... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8150524 | Selective neurostimulation for treating epilepsy A method and device for treating epilepsy are disclosed which provide for electrical, chemical or magnetic stimulation of certain areas of the brain to modulate neuronal activity of areas associated with symptoms of epilepsy. Deep brain stimulation is combined with ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150523 | Feedback method for deep brain stimulation with detection of generalized efference copy signals Disclosed is a method for improving cognitive function or for improving coordination of function across a patient's cortical regions. The method includes applying electrical stimulation to at least a portion of the patient's subcortical structures involved in the ge... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150522 | Active control of epileptic seizures and diagnosis based on critical systems-like behavior Developing a measure of critical systems-like behavior in an epilepsy patient in order to map epileptic networks, either passively or evoking responses through subthreshold stimulation, and to apply “therapeutic” stimulations to the patient that cause smaller, b... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8135472 | Systems and methods for treating autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and related dysfunctions Systems and methods for treating autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and related dysfunctions are disclosed. A method in accordance with a particular embodiment includes determining that a patient suffers from an autistic disorder and, based at least in part on the dete... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8121694 | Therapy control based on a patient movement state A movement state of a patient is detected based on brain signals, such as an electroencephalogram (EEG) signal. In some examples, a brain signal within a dorsal-lateral prefrontal cortex of a brain of the patient indicative of prospective movement of the patient may... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8121695 | Systems and methods for reducing the likelihood of inducing collateral neural activity during neural stimulation threshold test procedures Test procedures for determining a neural stimulation threshold of a patient. In one embodiment, the procedure includes applying a test stimulation signal to the patient and monitoring the patient for a response to the test stimulation signal. The procedure can furth... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8116876 | Multiplexed electrode array extension A method for selectively interacting with electrically excitable tissue of a patient is provided. In one configuration, an implantable pulse generator with a number of outputs and an array of electrodes with a number of electrodes being greater than the number of ou... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116875 | Implantable neurostimulation systems New and useful neurostimulation systems are provided that include an implantable pulse generator dimensioned and configured for implantation in the skull of a patient. The implantable pulse generator has an electrode operatively associated with a distal end portion ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116874 | Method and device for desynchronizing neural brain activity, controller and method for treating neural and/or psychiatric disorders A device including at least one electrode and/or at least one chip configured to stimulate cerebral neurons that have a pathological oscillatory activity with a period duration T, n contact points that are distributed over at least one electrode and/or over at least... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112154 | Systems and methods for neuromodulation using pre-recorded waveforms Methods for neuromodulation using waveform signals. In certain embodiments, an input waveform is obtained from a signal source site in a source subject and an output waveform is applied to a target site in a target subject. The source subject is a human or animal an... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8112153 | System and method for monitoring or treating nervous system disorders A method of comparing cardiac and neurological event detection signals to indicate whether the cardiac event detection signal may facilitate detection of neurological events. The method includes obtaining a signal indicating detected neurological events, obtaining a... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8108046 | System and method for using cardiac events to trigger therapy for treating nervous system disorders A method of treating a neurological disorder in a patient. In some embodiments, the method includes obtaining a neurological event detection signal, obtaining a cardiac event detection signal, analyzing the timing relationships between the detected neurological and ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103350 | Method of stimulation fastigium nucleus to treat neurological disorders A method of treating a neurological disorder comprises introducing an electrical stimulation lead within a patient's head, locating the stimulation lead within the 4th ventricle of the patient's head, and placing the stimulation lead adjacent the fastigiu... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8090446 | Methods and systems for establishing neural stimulation parameters and providing neural stimulation Methods for providing electrical stimulation therapy to a cortex of a patient via a plurality of electrodes proximate to the cortex and a pulse generator implanted in the patient. One embodiment of a method in accordance with the invention comprises determining whet... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8086316 | Wireless controlled neuromodulation system An apparatus is disclosed for controlled neuromodulation. The apparatus includes a plurality of neural sensors, wherein each of the neural sensors is electrically connected to a separate signal conditioner. Each of the signal conditioners produces a neural sensor si... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8078281 | Apparatus for treating neurological disorders by means of chronic adaptive brain stimulation as a function of local biopotentials An apparatus and a related method for the deep brain stimulation have been invented wherein the parameters of the stimulation supplied at the human nervous system level are adjusted and optimized continuously by the analysis of the bioelectric signals coming from th... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8073544 | Neurostimulator involving stimulation strategies and process for using it This is a neurostimulator that is configured to treat epilepsy and other neurological disorders using certain stimulation strategies, particularly changing various pulse parameters, during the imposition of a burst of those pulses. The invention includes the process... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8073545 | Treatment and warning of recurring therapy and other events using an implantable device An implantable neurostimulator system is capable of responsively treating epileptiform activity with electrical stimulation and other therapies and is further configured to detect periods of increased susceptibility to clinical seizures. The event densities of thera... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8073546 | Methods and apparatus for effectuating a lasting change in a neural-function of a patient The following disclosure describes several methods and apparatus for electrical stimulation to treat or otherwise effectuate a change in neural-functions of a patient. For example, the method can include selecting a stimulation site by generating an intended neural ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8068911 | System and method for regulating cardiopulmonary triggered therapy to the brain A medical device system includes a housing, the housing at least partially supporting a therapy module and a processor, and a respiratory monitoring element coupled to the processor. The processor is configured to activate the therapy module upon detection of a resp... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8065012 | Methods and apparatus for effectuating a lasting change in a neural-function of a patient Disclosed are several apparatuses and methods for applying intracranial electrical stimulation to treat or enhance the neural function of the patient. In accordance with the invention, intracranial electrical stimulation can be administered to treat brain damage, br... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8065011 | Adaptive method and apparatus for forecasting and controlling neurological disturbances under a multi-level control An adaptive method and apparatus for forecasting and controlling neurological abnormalities in humans such as seizures or other brain disturbances. The system is based on a multi-level control strategy. Using as inputs one or more types of physiological measures suc... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8060207 | Method of intravascularly delivering stimulation leads into direct contact with tissue A method of treating a disorder in a patient is provided. The method comprises delivering a stimulation lead within a blood vessel, intralumenally puncturing a wall of the blood vessel to create an exit point, and then introducing the stimulation lead through the ex... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8055347 | Stimulation for treating brain events and other conditions Apparatus for treatment is provided, including one or more electrodes, configured to be applied to a site of a subject, and adverse cerebrovascular condition treatment functionality. The functionality comprises a control unit configured to drive the one or more elec... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8055348 | Detecting sleep to evaluate therapy A system includes one or more sensors and a processor. Each of the sensors generates a signal as a function of at least one physiological parameter of a patient that may discernibly change when the patient is asleep. The processor monitors the physiological paramete... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8050767 | Methods for treating and/or collecting information regarding neurological disorders, including language disorders Methods for treating and/or collecting information regarding neurological disorders, including language disorders, are disclosed. A method in accordance with one embodiment directing a patient to perform a language-based task, directing information to be collected, ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8050768 | Methods and apparatus for effectuating a change in a neural-function of a patient The present disclosure is directed generally to methods and apparatus for effectuating a change in a neural function of a patient. A method in accordance with a particular embodiment includes implanting an electrode at a cortical stimulation site selected to promote... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8046076 | Treatment of mood and/or anxiety disorders by electrical brain stimulation and/or drug infusion A system and method for introducing one or more stimulating drugs and/or applying electrical stimulation to the brain to treat mood and/or anxiety disorders uses an implantable system control unit (SCU), specifically an implantable signal/pulse generator (IPG) or mi... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8046077 | Selective neuromodulation using energy-efficient waveforms Methods of selective neuromodulation in a live mammalian subject, such as a human patient. The method comprises applying an electrical signal to a target site in the nervous system, such as the brain, where the electrical signal comprises a series of pulses. The pul... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8041429 | System and method for controlling hypothalamic function via vestibular stimulation A system and method for regulating one or more physiological functions controlled by a hypothalamus of an individual. In one embodiment, a stimulation is applied to at least a portion of a vestibular system of the individual, a subjective input is received from the ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8027730 | Systems and methods for treating disorders of the central nervous system by modulation of brain networks The present invention involves methods and systems for treatment of brain disorders using neuromodulation of brain networks. Treatment of one or more brain networks associated with a brain disorder is realized with a consideration of network dynamics and coupling ef... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8024045 | Multi-functional burr hole assembly A burr hole assembly for use in neurosurgery. In one aspect, the burr hole assembly comprises a burr hole portion and one or more sensors, such as EEG sensors, temperature sensors, intracranial pressure sensors, or motion sensors. In certain embodiments, an input/ou... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8019425 | Methods and apparatus for effectuating a lasting change in a neural-function of a patient Methods and apparatus for treating an impaired neural function in a brain of a patient. In one embodiment, a method for treating a neural function in a brain of a patient includes determining a therapy period during which a plurality of therapy sessions are to be pe... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8010201 | Device for removing deleterious charged molecules from brain tissue A system for removing charged particles from the brain in which a cannula with a distal anode, a proximal cathode and a vacuum are used. The cannula also comprises a fluid delivery port that is functionally connected to a vacuum, and holes with the distal end of the... | 08/30/2011 |
