Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for active charge-balancing for high-frequency neural stimulation
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Application No.: US15810781Application Date: 2017-11-13
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Publication No.: US10675470B2Publication Date: 2020-06-09
- Inventor: You Zou , Peng Cong , Ganesh Balachandran
- Applicant: Verily Life Sciences LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA South San Francisco
- Assignee: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC
- Current Assignee: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA South San Francisco
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Main IPC: A61N1/00
- IPC: A61N1/00 ; A61N1/36 ; A61N1/05 ; A61N1/02 ; A61N1/06

Abstract:
Systems and methods for active charge-balancing for high frequency neural stimulation are disclosed. One illustrative method described herein includes: applying, through a pair of electrodes electrically coupled to a bundle of nerve fibers during a stimulation phase of a neural stimulation procedure, a first current to the bundle of nerve fibers; applying, through the pair of electrodes during a recovery phase of the neural stimulation procedure, a second current to the bundle of nerve fibers, the first current and the second current having opposite polarities; determining sampled voltages between the pair of electrodes during the stimulation phase, during the recovery phase, or between the stimulation phase and the recovery phase; determining a charge buildup in the bundle of nerve fibers based on the sampled voltages; applying, through the pair of electrodes during the stimulation phase or during the recovery phase, a delta current to the bundle of nerves based on the sampled voltages to minimize the charge build up.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180133482A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACTIVE CHARGE-BALANCING FOR HIGH-FREQUENCY NEURAL STIMULATION Public/Granted day:2018-05-17
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