Patent ID: 9272145
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: A61F,A61M,A61N,G09B,H04R

Claim Text:
1. A system, comprising: a timing control system configured to treat tinnitus therapy comprising: the timing control system is configured to synchronize stimulation of the vagus nerve with the generation of the plurality of sounds, the implantable vagus nerve stimulator includes an electrode and a pulse generator connected to the electrode, wherein the implantable vagus nerve stimulator is configured to stimulate a vagus nerve of a patient in contact with the electrode with an electrical pulse train from the pulse generator, the system is configured to receive data defining frequencies corresponding to that associated with a patient's tinnitus, and the system is configured to instruct the sound generator to generate a series of the sounds such that the sounds do not have frequencies corresponding to those associated with the patient's tinnitus.