Patent ID: 11944820
Assignee: SALUDA MEDICAL PTY LTD
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A method of neurostimulation of a mixed nerve comprising a plurality of nerve fibre types, the method comprising:
positioning an implantable electrode array proximal to a mixed nerve comprising a plurality of nerve fibre types, the implantable electrode array comprising a plurality of electrodes;
delivering an electrical stimulus from at least one nominal stimulus electrode of the implantable electrode array, the electrical stimulus being delivered in accordance with a set of stimulus parameters;
obtaining from at least one nominal recording electrode of the implantable electrode array a recording of an electrophysiological response evoked by the electrical stimulus;
analysing the recording of the electrophysiological response by assessing one or more selected characteristics of the recording, and identifying from the assessed selected characteristics a level of recruitment of a first fibre type recruited by the electrical stimulus; and
refining the stimulus parameters in a manner to effect selective recruitment of first fibre types relative to other fibre types of the mixed nerve,
wherein the stimulus parameters are post-operatively refinable stimulus parameters.