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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2017
Applicant:
The Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Inventors:
Brian R. Dearden, Pasadena, CA (US);
Harshit Suri, Pasadena, CA (US);
Edward K. F. Lee, Fullerton, CA (US);
Assignee:
THE ALFRED E. MANN FOUNDATION FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, Valencia, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/02 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36196 (2013.01); A61N 1/025 (2013.01); A61N 1/0504 (2013.01); A61N 1/0534 (2013.01); A61N 1/36171 (2013.01); A61N 1/37223 (2013.01); A61N 1/37235 (2013.01); A61N 1/0553 (2013.01); A61N 1/0556 (2013.01); A61N 1/36067 (2013.01); A61N 1/36075 (2013.01); A61N 1/36178 (2013.01);
Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, various embodiments of neurostimulators and stimulation systems are disclosed that provide different shapes and patterns of stimulus pulses and trains of pulses with fixed and no fixed frequencies. The neurostimulator can be configured to provide high frequency stimulation and also be implantable in the head or neck regions in order to stimulate nerves and nerve ganglions in the head and neck regions and also stimulate the brain.