SHORT PULSE WIDTH SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION

    公开(公告)号:US20220266035A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-25

    申请号:US17652192

    申请日:2022-02-23

    申请人: Medtronic, Inc.

    摘要: A stimulation engine configured to identify a fault condition in an implantable lead, including a regulator configured to deliver an electrical pulse between at least two electrodes of the implantable stimulation lead, and a sensing module configured to detect at least an initial voltage and a subsequent voltage between the at least two electrodes at different times during delivery of the electrical pulse, and compare at least the subsequent voltage to a defined threshold value representing an expected voltage at the same time during the electrical pulse to determine the presence of a fault condition.

    ADAPTIVE DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION USING MOVEMENT DESYNCHRONIZATION

    公开(公告)号:US20210060331A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-04

    申请号:US17097776

    申请日:2020-11-13

    申请人: Medtronic, Inc.

    摘要: Techniques are disclosed for delivering electrical stimulation therapy to a patient. In one example, a medical system delivers electrical stimulation therapy to a tissue of the patient via electrodes. The medical system determines a first change of a first sensed signal of the patient to movement by the patient and a second change of a second sensed signal of the patient to the movement by the patient. Based on the first change and the second change, the medical system selects one of the first sensed signal and the second sensed signal of the patient for controlling the electrical stimulation therapy. The medical system adjusts a level of at least one parameter of the electrical stimulation therapy based on the selected one of the first sensed signal and the second sensed signal.

    Leakage detection within implantable medical system conduction paths

    公开(公告)号:US10220204B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-05

    申请号:US15665347

    申请日:2017-07-31

    申请人: MEDTRONIC, INC.

    IPC分类号: A61N1/08 A61N1/05 A61N1/36

    摘要: Leakage of signal between conduction paths of an implantable medical lead or lead and lead extension combination is detected. A stimulation signal is provided via one electrode. Two other electrodes sense the stimulation signal. A difference in amplitude of the two sensed signals is determined and based on this difference, leakage is detected. A sensing circuit may use differential amplification of the two signals and compare a resulting output signal to a leakage threshold. When the amplitude of the output signal exceeds the leakage threshold, then leakage is occurring between the conduction path providing the stimulation and one of the conduction paths used for sensing. Other techniques for determining leakage from the difference may also be used such as comparing the amplitudes of the two sensed signals and providing a value that is based on the comparison to indicate whether leakage is present.