Patent Document ID: 9533150
Application ID: 14630375
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method of using a neural prosthetic device, the neural prosthetic device comprising an integrated circuit that comprises a recording front-end which includes a plurality of recording channels, a stimulus delivering back-end which includes a plurality of stimulation channels, and a processor unit which includes a spike discriminator and decision circuitry, wherein the method comprises: the processor unit detecting a first neural spike in at least a first channel of the plurality of recording channels at a first time value; the processor unit detecting a second neural spike in at least a second channel of the plurality of recording channels at a second time value; the processor unit comparing the first time value of the first neural spike from the first channel to the second time value of the second neural spike from the second channel; and if the first time value and second time value meet a predetermined criterion, the processor unit causing a stimulus to be delivered in at least one of the plurality of stimulation channels within a defined period of time after the detection of the first and second neural spikes.