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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2013
Intelect Medical, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Randall York, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Scott Kokones, Boston, MA (US);
Keith Carlton, Boston, MA (US);
Alan Greszler, Bay Village, OH (US);
Intelect Medical, Inc., Natick, MA (US);
Abstract
Methods of 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. Also described are apparatuses for neuromodulation and software for operating such apparatuses.