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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2019
Galvani Bioelectronics Limited, Stevenage, GB;
David Karl Lee Peterson, Wilmington, DE (US);
Daniel John Chew, Brentford, GB;
Matteo Donega, Brentford, GB;
Xu Meng, Wilmington, DE (US);
Galvani Bioelectronics Limited, Stevenage, GB;
Abstract
A system () for electrically stimulating a nerve (), the system comprising: a first stimulator () and a second stimulator () for electrically stimulating the nerve, the first stimulator and the second stimulator spaced apart from one another by a first distance; and a controller () arranged to: a) set a time interval as a function of the first distance and the speed of propagation of an action potential in the nerve; b) activate the first stimulator for a first stimulation period, thus inducing electrical activity in the nerve; and c) activate the second stimulator for a second stimulation period after the time interval has elapsed after the end of the first time period. Preferably, the time interval is a sum of the first time period and a buffer time period for allowing the nerve to recover from stimulation.