Patent ID: 6122548
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
A method for therapeutically treating a patient by alternately stimulating and recharging a first pair of electrodes and a second pair of electrodes, the first and second pairs of electrodes optionally sharing a common electrode, the first pair of electrodes being operatively coupled and responsive to a first circuit including a first plurality of switches, the second pair of electrodes being operatively coupled and responsive to a second circuit including a second plurality of switches, the method comprising:a. stimulating the first pair of electrodes;b. recharging the first circuit through the first pair of electrodes after stimulating the first pair of electrodes;c. waiting a finite period of time after recharging the first circuit through the first pair of electrodes;d. stimulating the second pair of electrodes;e. recharging the second circuit through the second pair of electrodes after stimulating the second pair of electrodes;f. waiting a finite period of time after recharging the second circuit through the second pair of electrodes;g. repeating steps a through f;h. opening each switch of the first plurality of switches during steps c, d, e, and f;I. opening each switch of the second plurality of switches during steps a, b, c, and f,j. closing a first subset of switches of the first plurality of switches during step a; andk. closing a second subset of switches of the second plurality of switches during step e.