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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2020
Presidio Medical, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
Douglas Michael Ackermann, Reno, NV (US);
Michael A. Faltys, San Francisco, CA (US);
James Harris, San Francisco, CA (US);
Kenneth S. Wu, San Francisco, CA (US);
Presidio Medical, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for electrically modulating tissue. Systems can include a current generator; at least one implantable working electrode, the at least one implantable working electrode configured to be in electrical communication with the current generator; at least one indifferent electrode; and a controller configured to signal the current generator to: generate a set of currents with a set of initial polarities to be delivered to the working electrodes; and wherein the at least one indifferent electrode absorbs a bias current which is equal in magnitude and opposite in polarity to a summation of the set of currents.