Techniques using heat flow management, stimulation, and signal analysis to treat medical disorders

a technology of heat flow management and signal analysis, applied in the field of medical disorders, can solve the problems of rarely controlling seizures completely, significant health problems, and significant epilepsy, and achieve the effect of maintaining charge balan
US20050149123A1Inactive Publication Date: 2005-07-07THE JOHN HOPKINS UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
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US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
THE JOHN HOPKINS UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Publication Date
2005-07-07
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Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A device and method of use for treating a medical disorder by surgically implanting into a patient at least one sensor element capable of detecting and conveying cell signals; attaching a management unit such that a micro controller of the management unit is connected to at least one sensor element; and connecting the management unit via a lead bundle to at least one treatment device. The treatment device may be an electrical stimulation device, a magnetic stimulation device, a heat transfer device, or a medication delivery device. Responsive to signals from the one or more sensor elements, mathematical algorithms of the management unit use wavelet crosscorrelation analysis to prompt delivery of at least one treatment modality, such heat transfer, current pulses, magnetic stimulation or medication. The medical disorder may arise from the brain, central nervous system or organs and tissues outside of the central nervous system.
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[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. provisional patent applications Nos. 60 / 160,328, filed Oct. 19, 1999, and 60 / 201,188, filed May 2, 2000, which are hereby incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] 1. Field of the Invention

[0003] The invention pertains to a method of treating a medical disorder using heat transfer, electrical stimulation, and / or delivery of medication so as to stop or prevent abnormal cell activity, thus treating the disorder to improve function of an affected body tissue. The method improves effectiveness of stimulation for treating disorders of function of brain or elsewhere in central nervous system, or in peripheral nerve. The method may be used to treat epilepsy, for treatment of brain disorders other than epilepsy, for spinal disorders, and for disorders of other body organs and tissues.

[0004] 2. Description of Related Art

[0005] Epilepsy is a significant medical problem, as nearly 1% of the United States population is affect...

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