SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERIPHERAL NERVE STIMULATION TO TREAT TREMOR

A peripheral nerve stimulator can be used to stimulate a peripheral nerve to treat essential tremor, Parkinsonian tremor, and other forms of tremor. The stimulator can have electrodes that are placed circumferentially around the patient's wrist or arm. Specific nerves in the wrist or arm can be...

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Main Authors HAMNER, Samuel Richard, SANGER, Terence D, KLEIN, David, ROSENBLUTH, Kathryn, H, WONG, Serena HanYing, CHIDESTER, Paula Jean, DELP, Scott Lee
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 01.05.2024
Subjects
ELECTROTHERAPY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MAGNETOTHERAPY
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
RADIATION THERAPY
ULTRASOUND THERAPY
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Summary:A peripheral nerve stimulator can be used to stimulate a peripheral nerve to treat essential tremor, Parkinsonian tremor, and other forms of tremor. The stimulator can have electrodes that are placed circumferentially around the patient's wrist or arm. Specific nerves in the wrist or arm can be targeted by appropriate spacing of the electrodes. Positioning the electrodes on generally opposing sides of the target nerve can result in improved stimulation of the nerve. The stimulation pattern may alternate between the nerves. Improved stimulation algorithms can incorporate tremor feedback, external data, predictive adaptation, and long-term monitoring data.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20230220728