Patent ID: 7783363
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A device for communicating data between at least one of nerve cell endings, transducers and attachments said device comprising: a plurality of programmable neural bridge devices; a plurality of programmable neural bridge switches, wherein each programmable neural bridge switch is an implanted integrated circuit and is connected to at least one of the programmable neural bridge devices; at least one programmable neural bridge gateway; at least one communication means in communication with said at least one programmable neural bridge gateway and at least one of the programmable neural bridge switches; and at least one external calibrator in communication with said at least one neural bridge gateway, wherein the neural bridge switches are connected in a flexible hierarchy, wherein the neural bridge devices, the neural bridge switches, and the neural bridge gateway are adapted to report status and accept commands from the calibrator, wherein the calibrator determines functional connectivity of each neural bridge device and stores a resulting neural repair profile in a database, wherein the calibrator is adapted to store, retrieve, and compare the neural repair profiles from multiple patients, wherein the calibrator constructs a neural routing table in the neural gateway including static routes developed under direction of a medical technical operator, and wherein the calibrator commands setting of appropriate parameters and functions in the neural bridge devices for optimal repair of a neural injury.