Patent ID: 8868202
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
1. An implantable nerve stimulation device, comprising: a sensor system; a data processor in communication with said sensor system; and a nerve stimulation system in communication with said data processor and constructed to provide electrical stimulation to at least one branch of at least one vestibulocochlear nerve, wherein said nerve stimulation system comprises an electrode array, and wherein said electrode array of said nerve stimulation system comprises a first plurality of electrodes structured to be surgically implanted in electrical communication with a superior branch of said vestibular nerve, a second plurality of electrodes structured to be surgically implanted in electrical communication with a horizontal branch of said vestibular nerve, a third plurality of electrodes structured to be surgically implanted in electrical communication with a posterior branch of said vestibular nerve, and a common crus reference electrode structured to be surgically implanted into a common crus of the vestibular labyrinth.