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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2009
Randall York, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Christopher Butson, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Randall York, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Christopher Butson, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Intelect Medical, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
Methods of selective neuromodulation in a live mammalian subject, such as a human patient. The method comprises applying an electrical signal to a target site in the nervous system, such as the brain, where the electrical signal comprises a series of pulses. The pulses includes a waveform shape that is more energy-efficient as compared to a corresponding rectangular waveform. Non-limiting examples of such energy-efficient waveforms include linear increasing, linear decreasing, exponential increasing, exponential decreasing, and Gaussian waveforms. The parameters for the energy-efficient waveform are chosen to selectively activate neural tissue on the basis of axonal diameter.