Head Electrodes TRIZ Cases

Control circuitry drives parenchymal and CSF electrodes to clear amyloid beta and tau proteins, addressing inadequate treatment for Alzheimer's disease.

A hybrid cochlear implant uses electromagnetic coils to generate mechanical motion alongside electrical signals for hearing restoration.

A surgical placement system uses a cochlear implant array to sense nerve responses for optimal auditory brainstem implant positioning.

An electrokinetic system drives therapeutic substances deep into nanoporous mineralized tissue using applied electrical potential.

Moving capacitors to the probe frees internal space for a larger battery, extending device life.

Portable induction coil generates localized heating through eddy currents, preventing collateral tissue damage during implant activation.

Longitudinal rails with prongs position segmented electrodes to improve radial current steering and reduce unwanted stimulation of neighboring neural tissue.

A patient device determines distance to an implantable medical device and manages the communication link based on that measurement.

An expandable grid electrode system deploys through a small cranium hole, reducing invasive procedures and placement errors.

An electromedical adapter links a flexible coiled electrode portion to an uncoiled section via radial contact elements on a base body.

A modified continuous interleaved stimulation strategy applies monophasic pulses with extended inter-pulse intervals to manage electrical charge.

Merging deep brain and vagus nerve stimulation into one implantable device overcomes the limited seizure control of single-target therapies.

Embedding collection contacts on a flexible circuit board enables precise nerve localization while avoiding unnecessary brain site stimulation.

Hearing aid system automatically adjusts audio signal processing parameters over time to optimize fitting.

Segmented microphones in a hearing aid separate sound capture from feedback control, resolving the trade-off between directionality and sound quality.

Digital addressing and demultiplexers select specific electrode pads to confine current delivery, reducing unwanted side effects from imprecise positioning.

A cylindrical multi-channel electrode with dispersed contacts adapts to the electrode well shape.

Adjustable current steering ranges center on stimulation channel midpoints to optimize auditory prosthesis compliance voltage.

Conformal electrode arrays deployed in cerebral ventricles stimulate visual pathways, resolving spatial resolution limits of scalp EEG without craniotomy.

Segmented external coils detect rotation and adjust signals to correct misalignment, reducing system size and skin irritation.

Integrating multiple sensing modalities into a single implantable lead resolves the contradiction between measurement comprehensiveness and device complexity.

Non-hermetic implantable systems use DC-free port operation to eliminate hermetic sealing complexity while maintaining reliability in humid environments.

Implanted position circuits track tongue location via external readers, reducing diagnostic equipment complexity while maintaining measurement precision.

A burr hole retention apparatus uses a stabilizer with friction-enhancing coatings to secure therapy delivery devices via interference fit.

Segmenting the solar cell with an optical filter stabilizes power output by blocking background light interference on the image sensor.

Simultaneously activating multiple cochlear implant electrodes using amplitude-modulated pulses to increase information transmission rates.

A stimulation configuration management system selects optimal electrode settings to focus electric fields within the cochlea.

A medical device monitors brain signals to detect spectral power peaks indicating dyskinesia during deep brain stimulation.

Elastic spring features secure cochlear implant housing within skull bone recesses to prevent lateral displacement.