Patent ID: 8936630
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: A61B,A61M,A61N

Abstract:
1. A method for delivering optical stimulation, the method comprising: delivering light to a target tissue via an implanted optical stimulation device, wherein the implanted optical stimulation device comprises a therapy delivery module, the therapy delivery module comprising a light source and a controller that controls the light source to generate light; sensing a temperature at the optical stimulation device or proximate to the optical stimulation device via a temperature sensor; automatically ceasing, response to the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor rising above a threshold temperature, the delivery of light from the light source to the target tissue; and automatically delivering, in response to the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor rising above the threshold temperature, electrical stimulation to the target tissue via at least one electrical stimulation electrode while the delivery of light to the target tissue is ceased.