Patent ID: 6760626
Filing Date: 2004-07-06
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
An apparatus for providing neuromodulation therapy for at least one of epilepsy, dementia including Alzheimer's disease, obesity, eating disorders, coma, neurogenic/psychogenic pain, depression, sleep disorders, anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorders and diabetes, comprising:an implantable pulse generator; wherein said implantable pulse generator comprises microprocessor based circuitry and memory; at least two predetermined/pre-packaged programs of said neuromodulation therapy stored in said memory to control pulses emitted by said implantable pulse generator, wherein said predetermined/pre-packaged programs define neuromodulation parameters of pulse amplitude, pulse-width, pulse frequency, on-time and off-time; an implantable lead in electrical contact with said implantable pulse generator and having at least one electrode adapted to be in contact with a cranial nerve; an external magnet; and means for selectively choosing between said at least two predetermined/pre-packaged programs with said external magnet to provide a selected predetermined/pre-packaged program and for activating said selected program for said neuromodulation therapy.