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Patent US8073544 - Neurostimulator involving stimulation strategies and process for using it - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsThis is a neurostimulator that is configured to treat epilepsy and other neurological disorders using certain stimulation strategies, particularly changing various pulse parameters, during the imposition of a burst of those pulses. The invention includes the processes embodying those stimulation str...http://www.google.com/patents/US8073544?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8073544 - Neurostimulator involving stimulation strategies and process for using itAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8073544 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/142,063Publication dateDec 6, 2011Filing dateMay 31, 2005Priority dateApr 5, 2000Also published asEP1145735A2, EP1145735A3, US6944501, US8326417, US8412333, US20050222641, US20110213441, US20110213442, US20130178914Publication number11142063, 142063, US 8073544 B2, US 8073544B2, US-B2-8073544, US8073544 B2, US8073544B2InventorsBenjamin D. PlessOriginal AssigneeNeuropace, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (112), Non-Patent Citations (25), Referenced by (2), Classifications (13), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetNeurostimulator involving stimulation strategies and process for using itUS 8073544 B2Abstract This is a neurostimulator that is configured to treat epilepsy and other neurological disorders using certain stimulation strategies, particularly changing various pulse parameters, during the imposition of a burst of those pulses. The invention includes the processes embodying those stimulation strategies.
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"Electrical Stimulation of the Centromedian Thalamic Nucleus in Control of Seizures: Long Term Studies," Epilepsia 36(1):63-71.Referenced byCiting PatentFiling datePublication dateApplicantTitleUS8447405 *Oct 5, 2009May 21, 2013Duke UniversityNon-regular electrical stimulation patterns for treating neurological disordersUS20100152807 *Oct 5, 2009Jun 17, 2010Duke UniversityNon-regular electrical stimulation patterns for treating neurological disorders* Cited by examinerClassifications U.S. Classification607/45, 600/544, 607/72, 607/62International ClassificationA61N1/00, A61N1/36, A61B5/05Cooperative ClassificationA61N1/36135, A61N1/36082, A61N1/36178, A61N1/36064European ClassificationA61N1/36, A61N1/36ZLegal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionJul 10, 2007ASAssignmentOwner name: NEUROPACE, INC., CALIFORNIAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:PLESS, BENJAMIN D.;REEL/FRAME:019538/0241Effective date: 20001113RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services©2012 Google