Remotely controlled and/or laterally supported devices for direct spinal cord stimulation
Remotely controlled and/or laterally supported devices for direct spinal cord stimulation
A method for treating intractable pain via electrical stimulation of the spinal cord. Remote, non-contact stimulation of a selected region of spinal cord is achieved by placement of a transceiver patch directly on the surface of that region of spinal cord, with said patch optionally being inductively coupled to a transmitter patch of similar size on either the outer or inner wall of the dura surrounding that region of the spinal cord. By inductively exchanging electrical power and signals between said transmitter and transceiver patches, and by carrying out the necessary electronic and stimulus signal distribution functions on the transceiver patch, the targeted dorsal column axons can be stimulated without the unintended stray stimulation of nearby dorsal rootlets. Novel configurations of a pliable surface-sheath and clamp or dentate ligament attachment features which realize undamaging attachment of the patch to the spinal cord are described
PCT/US2011/060462
15 May 2012
Howard, Matthew
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Brennan, Timothy
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Dalm, Brian
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Utz, Marcel
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Gillies, George
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Scott, Steven
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Nelson, Randall S.
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Shurig, Robert
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Howard, Matthew, Brennan, Timothy, Dalm, Brian, Utz, Marcel, Gillies, George, Scott, Steven, Nelson, Randall S. and Shurig, Robert
(Inventors)
(2012)
Remotely controlled and/or laterally supported devices for direct spinal cord stimulation.
PCT/US2011/060462.
Abstract
A method for treating intractable pain via electrical stimulation of the spinal cord. Remote, non-contact stimulation of a selected region of spinal cord is achieved by placement of a transceiver patch directly on the surface of that region of spinal cord, with said patch optionally being inductively coupled to a transmitter patch of similar size on either the outer or inner wall of the dura surrounding that region of the spinal cord. By inductively exchanging electrical power and signals between said transmitter and transceiver patches, and by carrying out the necessary electronic and stimulus signal distribution functions on the transceiver patch, the targeted dorsal column axons can be stimulated without the unintended stray stimulation of nearby dorsal rootlets. Novel configurations of a pliable surface-sheath and clamp or dentate ligament attachment features which realize undamaging attachment of the patch to the spinal cord are described
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Published date: 15 May 2012
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Faculty of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Physical & Rehabilitation Health, Magnetic Resonance
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Local EPrints ID: 355067
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/355067
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Inventor:
Matthew Howard
Inventor:
Timothy Brennan
Inventor:
Brian Dalm
Inventor:
George Gillies
Inventor:
Steven Scott
Inventor:
Randall S. Nelson
Inventor:
Robert Shurig
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