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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2003
Andrew D. Firlik, New Canaan, CT (US);
Jeffrey Balzer, Allison Park, PA (US);
Bradford Evan Gliner, Sammamish, WA (US);
Andrew D. Firlik, New Canaan, CT (US);
Jeffrey Balzer, Allison Park, PA (US);
Bradford Evan Gliner, Sammamish, WA (US);
Northstar Neuroscience, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure suggests methods of selecting a stimulation site for stimulating a patient's brain or methods of effectuating a neural-function of a patient associated with an impaired body function. In one exemplary implementation, such a neural function may be effectuated by selecting a stimulation site, positioning at least a first electrode at the stimulation site, and applying an electrical potential to pass a current through the first electrode. If one aspect, this stimulation site may be selected by a) identifying a second body function that is a corollary to the impaired body function, and b) determining a corollary location of the patient's brain that is associated with the second body function and is ipsilateral to the impaired body function.