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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7419474 | Non-linear therapy signal synthesizer A method for producing a non-linearly varying therapeutic signal for therapy wherein a string of randomly or nonlinearly varying data increments the input to a mathematical function such as incrementing the phase angle of a sine function to produce a non linearly va... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7315761 | Electrical stimulation system and method for treating tinnitus According to one aspect, an electrical stimulation system for treating tinnitus is provided. The system includes an electrical stimulation lead adapted for implantation into the person's skull for electrical stimulation of target brain tissue located in the person's... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7215993 | Cardiac rhythm management systems and methods for detecting or validating cardiac beats in the presence of noise This document describes systems, devices, and methods for detecting or validating cardiac beats, such as in the presence of myopotential or other noise. In one example, an amplitude peak, which is a candidate for a detected cardiac beat, is used in a weighted averag... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7050856 | Variation of neural-stimulation parameters Techniques for varying stimulus parameters used in neural stimulation to improve therapy efficacy, minimize energy consumption, minimize undesired side effects, and minimize loss of therapeutic effectiveness due to physiologic tolerance to stimulation. Neural stimul... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6959215 | Methods for treating essential tremor A method for treating essential tremor includes directing a patient to perform a muscle action, for example a postural or kinetic muscle action. The method can further include collecting information, with the information corresponding to a level of neural activity i... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6944501 | 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... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6917830 | Method and system for noise measurement in an implantable cardiac device An implantable cardiac rhythm management device is configured to estimating the noise level and noise floor in a sensing channel by measuring the magnitude of signal in the sensing channel when noise is determined to be present or absent, respectively. The presence ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6862481 | Bunion treating device A pulse generating apparatus has two like output channels that apply generated pulse signals of selected characteristics to two electrodes attached to a strap, each electrode receiving a different signal. The strap is attached to the foot so that the electrodes are ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6842646 | Apparatus for the electrical stimulation of human tissue An apparatus (22) for applying a therapeutic signal (31) to the scalp (32) of a subject (20) includes a first electrode (26) for massaging the scalp (32) and second electrode (30) in contact with the subject (20 | 01/11/2005 |
| 6671557 | System and method for providing percutaneous electrical therapy A system and method for providing percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation therapy to a patient renders the therapy effective for a large patient population and a broad range of patient conditions. The method includes the steps of inserting an electrode ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6618625 | Method and apparatus for treatment of viral diseases An apparatus and method for treating viral infections delivers electrical stimulation to the skin or mucosa of a patient. The electrical stimulation is applied as a series of electrical pulses having different electrical characteristics. The apparatus may... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6526319 | Living body stimulating apparatus A living body stimulating apparatus for obtaining extensive therapeutic effects as well as soft feel of stimulation. Rectangular wave pulses output at a preset recurring frequency are subjected to pulse width modulation. Thus, the recurrence of a rectangu... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6213934 | Electromagnetic bone-assessment and treatment: apparatus and method Non-invasive quantitative in-vivo electromagnetic evaluation of bone is performed by subjecting bone to an electrical excitation waveform supplied to a single magnetic field coil near the skin of a bony member, and involving a repetitive finite duration s... | 04/10/2001 |
| 5836994 | Method and apparatus for electrical stimulation of the gastrointestinal tract A method and apparatus for providing electrical stimulation of the gastrointestinal tract. The apparatus features an implantable pulse generator which may be coupled to the gastric system through one or more medical electrical leads. In the preferred embo... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5792189 | Defibrillation utilizing the dominant frequency of fibrillation Method and apparatus are provided for cardiac defibrillation using a waveform with a dominant frequency near that of a fibrillating heart. The defibrillator includes electrical generating means for producing a waveform having a dominant frequency within a... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5792212 | Nerve evoked potential measurement system using chaotic sequences for noise rejection There is provided a measurement system for measuring signals evoked in response to stimulus pulses applied to a nerve, muscle or like physiological portion of a patient. The measurement system is characterized by delivering stimulus pulses at randomly gen... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5755749 | Change control method using three-dimensional 1/F fluctuation, recording medium storing the method, and change control device using three-dimensional 1/F fluctuation A method for controlling changes in stimulation of every sort and kind including electrical stimulation, utilizes a three-dimensional 1/f fluctuation. The method is a change control method for controlling changes in stimulation to an object using a three-... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5456690 | System and method for fractal pulse defibrillation The present invention provides a system and method for delivering a defibrillation waveform which is a fractal or multifractal pulse sequence. In one embodiment of the invention, a plurality of monophasic rectangular or truncated exponential pulses are de... | 10/10/1995 |
| 4690142 | Method and system for utilizing electro-neuro stimulation in a bio-feedback system An improved method and means for bio-feedback training of living organisms, utilizing one or more electro-neuro signals to produce tactile sensations on the skin of the organism. One or more electrical characteristics of such electro-neuro signals are res... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4620543 | Enhanced fracture healing and muscle exercise through defined cycles of electric stimulation Method for applying electro-muscular stimulation within a specific range of on/off cycle wherein the length of the on/off cycle is related to the level of phosphocreatine within the muscle. The on cycle is for a period of from one to three seconds followe... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4571556 | Randomized-clock circuit A randomized-clock circuit produces a random pulse train of predetermined sequence length and truncated exponential distribution of the gaps between pulses by multiplying a periodic clock signal with the output signal of a maximal length pseudorandom sequ... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4556064 | Electrotherapy acupuncture apparatus and method A circuit for electrotherapy and electronic acupuncture, in which a pulse train is produced having negative pulses of a repetition rate of between 100 and 500 Hz, arranged in groups having a repetition rate of between 1 and 50 Hz. A positive bias is provi... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4541432 | Electric nerve stimulator device An electric nerve stimulation device and apparatus for suppressing organic pain and other functional disorders of the nervous system without noxious sensation and substantially free from the adaptation phenomenon which usually results from subjecting rece... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4431000 | Transcutaneous nerve stimulator with pseusorandom pulse generator Aphasias and other neurologically based speech and language impairments are treated by means of a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator. Preferably an irregular pulse train is applied by means of a pseudorandom pulse generator to the stimulator elect... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4390023 | Patterned electrical tissue stimulator A patterned electrical tissue stimulator includes a current source and analog multiplexers connected to an array of electrodes attached to the body. Microprocessor control of the multiplexer and the current source provides automatic selection of electrode... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4338945 | Method and randomized electrical stimulation system for pain relief System for generating electrical pulses for relieving the pain of the patient comprising a pulse generator and a controller for modulating the parameters of the output pulses of the pulse generator to fluctuate in accordance with the 1/f rule; i.e. the sp... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4153059 | Urinary incontinence stimulator system A urinary incontinence stimulator system using an intra-anal electrode which provides a recurring series of pulses of varying duration and frequency to the electrode with each of such series of pulses spaced from the succeeding series by a rest period whe... | 05/08/1979 |
