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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2006
Applicants:
Randolph K. Armstrong, Houston, TX (US);
Scott A. Armstrong, Danbury, TX (US);
Inventors:
Randolph K. Armstrong, Houston, TX (US);
Scott A. Armstrong, Danbury, TX (US);
Assignee:
Cyberonics, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method is provided including delivering at least one electrical signal to tissue of a patient through an electrode. The method further includes assessing whether a net charge remains on the electrode a predetermined period of time after the delivery of the electrical signal. Systems for delivering such a signal, and assessing whether a net charge remains on the electrode providing the signal, are also provided.