Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for deep brain stimulation
- Patent Title (中): 深部脑刺激的系统和方法
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Application No.: US13321190Application Date: 2010-07-23
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Publication No.: US09119543B2Publication Date: 2015-09-01
- Inventor: Hubert Cécile François Martens
- Applicant: Hubert Cécile François Martens
- Applicant Address: NL Maastricht
- Assignee: Medtronic Bakken Research Center B.V.
- Current Assignee: Medtronic Bakken Research Center B.V.
- Current Assignee Address: NL Maastricht
- Agency: Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A.
- Priority: EP09166840 20090730
- International Application: PCT/IB2010/053352 WO 20100723
- International Announcement: WO2011/013041 WO 20110203
- Main IPC: A61B5/04
- IPC: A61B5/04 ; A61N1/36 ; A61B5/00 ; A61N1/05

Abstract:
A system (10) and a method for deep brain stimulation are provided. The system (10) comprises a probe (11) and a processor (14). The probe (11) comprises an array of sensing electrodes (12) for acquiring signals representing neuronal activity at corresponding positions in a brain and an array of stimulation electrodes (12) for applying stimulation amplitudes to corresponding brain regions. The processor (14) is operably coupled to the sensing electrodes (12) and the stimulation electrodes (12) and is arranged for performing the method according to the invention. The method comprises receiving (21) the acquired signals from the sensing electrodes (12), processing (22) the acquired signals to find at least one brain region with atypical neuronal activity, based on the acquired signals determining (23) a spatial distribution of stimulation amplitudes over the array of stimulation electrodes (12), and applying (24) the spatial distribution of stimulation amplitudes to the array of stimulation electrodes (12) in order to stimulate the at least one region with atypical neuronal activity.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120150256A1 System and Method for Deep Brain Stimulation Public/Granted day:2012-06-14
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