Pulse-density modulation to synthesize stimulation waveforms on an implantable device

    公开(公告)号:US11672488B1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-13

    申请号:US16855252

    申请日:2020-04-22

    IPC分类号: A61N1/36 A61B5/00 A61N1/39

    摘要: A wirelessly powered implantable stimulator device includes one or more antenna configured to receive an input signal non-inductively from an external antenna, the input signal containing (i) electrical energy to operate the implantable stimulator device and (ii) configuration data according to which a pulse-density modulation (PDM) encoded stimulus waveform signal is retrieved to synthesize a desired stimulation waveform; a circuit coupled to the one or more antenna; and one or more electrodes coupled to the circuit and configured to apply the desired stimulation waveform to neural tissue, wherein the circuit is configured to: rectify the input signal received at the one or more antennas non-inductively; extract the electrical energy and the configuration data from the input signal; and in accordance with the extracted configuration data, retrieve the pulse-density modulation (PDM) signal to synthesize the desired stimulation waveform therefrom.

    IMPLANTABLE LEAD
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210275813A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-09

    申请号:US17207904

    申请日:2021-03-22

    摘要: An implantable wireless lead includes an enclosure, the enclosure housing: one or more electrodes configured to apply one or more electrical pulses to a neural tissue; a first antenna configured to: receive, from a second antenna and through electrical radiative coupling, an input signal containing electrical energy, the second antenna being physically separate from the implantable neural stimulator lead; one or more circuits electrically connected to the first antenna, the circuits configured to: create the one or more electrical pulses suitable for stimulation of the neural tissue using the electrical energy contained in the input signal; and supply the one or more electrical pulses to the one or more electrodes, wherein the enclosure is shaped and arranged for delivery into a subject's body through an introducer or a needle.

    Stimulation with electrode arrays

    公开(公告)号:US11097111B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-24

    申请号:US16273752

    申请日:2019-02-12

    IPC分类号: A61N1/05 A61N1/372 A61N1/378

    摘要: Some implementations provide an implantable wirelessly powered device for implantation in a patient's body, the device including: two or more electrode arrays configured to apply at least one electrical pulse to an excitable tissue, each electrode array including at least one electrode; two or more connector contacts, each integrally wired to a particular electrode array, each configured to drive the at least one electrode of the particular electrode array integrally wired thereto with the at least one electrical pulse and to set a polarity for each of the at least one electrode of the particular electrode array integrally wired thereto; a first antenna configured to: receive, from a second antenna and through electrical radiative coupling, an input signal containing electrical energy as well as polarity assignment information, the second antenna located outside the patient's body; and one or more circuits electrically connected to the first antenna and the connector contacts, the circuits configured to: create the one or more electrical pulses suitable for stimulation of the excitable tissue by using the electrical energy contained in the input signal; program each connector contact to set the polarity for the at least one electrode of the particular electrode array integrally wired thereto based on the polarity assignment information contained in the input signal; and supply the one or more electrical pulses to the connector contacts.

    WIRELESS IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATORS
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200222703A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-16

    申请号:US16691771

    申请日:2019-11-22

    摘要: An implantable pulse generator includes a controller configured to generate a forward signal carrying electrical energy, a first antenna configured to send the forward signal to an implanted tissue stimulator such that the implanted tissue stimulator can use the electrical energy to generate one or more electrical pulses and deliver the one or more electrical pulses to a tissue, a communication module configured to receive instructions carried by an input signal from a programming module for generating the forward signal at the controller, and a second antenna configured to receive the input signal from the programming module.

    IMPLANTABLE LEAD
    6.
    发明申请
    IMPLANTABLE LEAD 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20190247660A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-15

    申请号:US16275666

    申请日:2019-02-14

    摘要: An implantable wireless lead includes an enclosure, the enclosure housing: one or more electrodes configured to apply one or more electrical pulses to a neural tissue; a first antenna configured to: receive, from a second antenna and through electrical radiative coupling, an input signal containing electrical energy, the second antenna being physically separate from the implantable neural stimulator lead; one or more circuits electrically connected to the first antenna, the circuits configured to: create the one or more electrical pulses suitable for stimulation of the neural tissue using the electrical energy contained in the input signal; and supply the one or more electrical pulses to the one or more electrodes, wherein the enclosure is shaped and arranged for delivery into a subject's body through an introducer or a needle.

    NEURAL STIMULATOR SYSTEM
    7.
    发明申请
    NEURAL STIMULATOR SYSTEM 有权
    神经刺激系统

    公开(公告)号:US20140058481A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-02-27

    申请号:US14068750

    申请日:2013-10-31

    IPC分类号: A61N1/372

    摘要: An implantable neural stimulator method for modulating excitable tissue in a patient including: implanting a neural stimulator within the body of the patient such that one or more electrodes of the neural stimulator are positioned at a target site adjacent to or near excitable tissue; generating an input signal with a controller module located outside of, and spaced away from, the patient's body; transmitting the input signal to the neural stimulator through electrical radiative coupling; converting the input signal to electrical pulses within the neural stimulator; and applying the electrical pulses to the excitable tissue sufficient to modulate said excitable tissue.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于调节患者可兴奋组织的可植入神经刺激器方法,包括:将神经刺激器植入患者体内,使得所述神经刺激器的一个或多个电极位于邻近或靠近可兴奋组织的靶部位; 通过控制器模块产生输入信号,所述控制器模块位于患者身体的外部并与患者身体隔开; 通过电辐射耦合将输入信号传输到神经刺激器; 将输入信号转换成神经刺激器内的电脉冲; 以及将电脉冲施加到足以调节所述可兴奋组织的可兴奋组织。

    Systems and methods for implantable stimulator

    公开(公告)号:US11324957B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-10

    申请号:US16582231

    申请日:2019-09-25

    摘要: A passive implantable relay module includes a first coupler arm configured to wirelessly receive electromagnetic energy radiated through electric radiative coupling from a transmitting antenna located outside a subject's body; a second coupler arm; and a connector portion comprising a first metal core and a first dielectric coating surrounding the first metal core, the connector portion configured to connect the first coupler arm to the second coupler arm such that when the passive implantable relay module is implanted inside the subject's body and the transmitting antenna initiates wireless energy transfer to the first coupler arm via non-inductive coupling, electromagnetic waves carrying the electromagnetic energy received at the first coupler arm propagate along the first metal core to arrive at the second coupler arm, where the electromagnetic energy arriving is wirelessly transferred, again via non-inductive coupling, to a receiving antenna on a passive wireless neural stimulator device.

    Microwave Field Stimulator
    10.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220126105A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-28

    申请号:US17569095

    申请日:2022-01-05

    IPC分类号: A61N1/372 A61N1/36 A61N1/02

    摘要: A system includes a controller module, which includes a storage device, a controller, a modulator, and one or more antennas. The storage device is stored with parameters defining a stimulation waveform. The controller is configured to generate, based on the stored parameters, an output signal that includes the stimulation waveform, wherein the output signal additionally includes polarity assignments for electrodes in an implantable, passive stimulation device. The modulator modulates a stimulus carrier signal with the output signal to generate a transmission signal. The one or more antennas transmit the transmission signal to the implantable, passive stimulation device such that the implantable, passive stimulation device uses energy in the transmission signal for operation, sets the polarities for the electrodes in the implantable, passive stimulation device based on the encoded polarity assignments, generates electrical pulses using the stimulation waveform, and applies the electrical pulses to excitable tissue.