| 摘要 |
Deep brain electrodes are remotely sensed and activated by means of a remote active implantable medical device (AIMD). In a preferred form, a pulse generator is implanted in the pectoral region and includes a hermetic seal through which protrudes a conductive leadwire which provides an external antenna for transmission and reception of radio frequency (RF) pulses. One or more deep brain electrode modules are constructed and placed which can transmit and receive RF energy from the pulse generator. An RF telemetry link is established between the implanted pulse generator and the deep brain electrode assemblies. The satellite modules are configured for generating pacing pulses for a variety of disease conditions, including epileptic seizures, Turrets Syndrome, Parkinson's Tremor, and a variety of other neurological or brain disorders. |
| 主权项 |
1. A satellite therapy delivery system for brain neuromodulation, comprising:
a) a satellite brain stimulation and/or sensing (SBS) module comprising:
i) at least one biologic stimulating and sensing electrode;ii) an SBS housing;iii) a first electrical power source disposed within the SBS housing;iv) a first RF transceiver disposed within the SBS housing and powered by the first electrical power source; andv) an SBS processing circuit powered by the first electrical power source, wherein the SBS processing circuit is electrically connected to the first RF transceiver; b) a control module capable of analyzing an SBS RF wireless signal, the control module comprising:
i) a control module housing;ii) a second electrical power source;iii) a second RF transceiver; andiv) a microprocessor,v) wherein the second RF transceiver and the microprocessor are disposed within the control module housing and powered by the second electrical power source, c) wherein the SBS housing is positionable within a burr hole through a patient's skull, d) wherein the at least one electrode is actuatable by the SBS processing circuit in response to an RF wireless signal having been firstly received by the SBS module and secondly analyzed by the control module, e) wherein the SBS module is configurable for RF wireless transmission of sensed biologic data from the at least one electrode to the control module, f) wherein the control module is configurable to process transmitted biologic data to determine if therapy is required, and wherein when therapy is required, actuation instructions are transmittable by the control module to the SBS module, and g) wherein the actuation instructions that are transmittable by the control module to the SBS module comprise instructions to actuate stimulation timing and stimulation waveform of the at least one electrode. |
