US4793353A — Non-invasive multiprogrammable tissue stimulator …

Claim 1

Independent Claim 98 words

An electronic tissue stimulator system, comprising: at least three electrodes to be implanted adjacent tissue to be stimulated in a patient; means connected to said electrodes for programmably determining a positive, negative and high impedance state for each electrode; transmitting means for transmitting programming data to define for each of said electrodes said positive, negative or high impedance state; and receiving means to be surgically implanted within said patient for receiving said programming data, for generating stimulation pulses and for delivering said stimulation pulses to said electrodes having positive and negative states as defined by said programming data.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 98 words

An electronic tissue stimulator system, comprising: at least three electrodes to be implanted adjacent tissue to be stimulated in a patient; means connected to said electrodes for programmably determining a positive, negative and high impedance state for each electrode; transmitting means for transmitting programming data to define for each of said electrodes said positive, negative or high impedance state; and receiving means to be surgically implanted within said patient for receiving said programming data, for generating stimulation pulses and for delivering said stimulation pulses to said electrodes having positive and negative states as defined by said programming data.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 42 words

An electronic tissue stimulator system as defined in claim 1 wherein said transmitting means includes means for transmitting programming data to define said stimulation pulses and said receiving means includes means for generating said stimulation pulses as defined by said programming data.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 30 words

An electronic tissue stimulator system as defined in claim 1 wherein said receiving means further includes a memory means for storing said programming data for more than one stimulation pulse.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 53 words

An electronic tissue stimulator system as defined in claim 3 wherein said receiving means further includes a mono/biphasic control means connected to said memory means for controlling the relative polarity of said stimulated electrodes during application of consecutive stimulation pulses to said electrodes without programming data in addition to the initial programming data.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 33 words

An electronic tissue stimulator system as defined in claim 4 wherein said transmitting means includes means for defining a monophase or biphase programming data to be used to control said mono/biphasic control means.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 60 words

An electronic tissue stimulator system as defined in claim 1 wherein said transmitting means includes means for generating programming data defining a pair of any two of said plurality of electrodes to be stimulated in a given relative polarity and said receiving means including means for applying said stimulation pulses to said two defined electrodes in said defined relative polarity.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 40 words

An electronic tissue stimulator system as defined in claim 1 wherein said transmitting means includes means for generating programming data defining said stimulation pulses and said receiving means includes means for generating stimulation pulses as defined by said programming data.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 31 words

An electronic tissue stimulator system as defined in claim 7 wherein said transmitting means includes means for generating said programming data defining amplitude, frequency and pulse width of said stimulation pulses.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 25 words

An electronic tissue stimulator system according to claim 1 wherein said receiving means consists of a plurality of individual receiving means connected to said electrodes.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 42 words

An electronic tissue stimulator system according to claim 1, wherein said transmitting means includes means for generating an individual set of programming data to define said state for each electrode and said transmitting means transmits all said sets of individual programming data.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 36 words

An electronic tissue stimulator system as defined in claim 1 including an additional electrode to be implanted adjacent tissue to be stimulated and connected to said receiving means to receiver pulses as a non-programmable common anode.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 120 words

An electronic tissue stimulator system, comprising: at least three electrodes to be implanted adjacent tissues to be stimulated in a patient; means connected to sand electrode for programmably determining a positive, negative and high impedance state for each electrode; transmitting means for transmitting programming data defining which of said electrodes are to be stimulated, the electrical polarity of said electrodes relative to one another and a dose period; and receiving means to be surgically implanted within said patient for receiving said programming data, for generating a series of pulses during a dose period defined by said programming data, and for delivering the energy of said stimulation pulses to said electrodes in said electrical polarity as defined by said programming data.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 120 words

An electronic tissue stimulator system, comprising: at least three electrodes to be implanted adjacent tissues to be stimulated in a patient; means connected to sand electrode for programmably determining a positive, negative and high impedance state for each electrode; transmitting means for transmitting programming data defining which of said electrodes are to be stimulated, the electrical polarity of said electrodes relative to one another and a dose period; and receiving means to be surgically implanted within said patient for receiving said programming data, for generating a series of pulses during a dose period defined by said programming data, and for delivering the energy of said stimulation pulses to said electrodes in said electrical polarity as defined by said programming data.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 24 words

An electronic tissue stimulator system as defined in claim 12 including means responsive to said dosing period for defining periods of stimulation and non-stimulation.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 30 words

An electronic tissue stimulator system as defined in claim 12 including means for sensing physiological parameters and means for modifying said programming data as a function of said sensed parameters.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 17 words

An electronic tissue stimulator system as defined in claim 14 including means for modifying said dose period.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 131 words

An electronic tissue stimulator system, comprising: at least three electrodes to be implanted adjacent tissue to be stimulated in a patient; means connected to said electrode for programmably determining a positive, negative and high impedance state for each electrode; transmitting means for transmitting stimulation pulses and programming data to define for each of said electrodes said positive, negative or high impedance state; and receiving means to be surgically implanted within said patient for receiving said stimulation pulses and said programming data, and for delivering said stimulation pulses to said electrodes having positive and negative states as defined by said programming data; said receiving means including an internal energy source and means for powering said receiver means with said internal energy source in absence of stimulation pulses transmitted by said transmitting means.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 131 words

An electronic tissue stimulator system, comprising: at least three electrodes to be implanted adjacent tissue to be stimulated in a patient; means connected to said electrode for programmably determining a positive, negative and high impedance state for each electrode; transmitting means for transmitting stimulation pulses and programming data to define for each of said electrodes said positive, negative or high impedance state; and receiving means to be surgically implanted within said patient for receiving said stimulation pulses and said programming data, and for delivering said stimulation pulses to said electrodes having positive and negative states as defined by said programming data; said receiving means including an internal energy source and means for powering said receiver means with said internal energy source in absence of stimulation pulses transmitted by said transmitting means.

Claim 20

Independent Claim 78 words

A method of providing tissue stimulation, comprising: implanting a receiving means having an electrode state selecting means in a patient; implanting at least three electrodes connected to said receiving means adjacent tissue to be stimulated in said patient; selecting programming data defining for each electrode a positive, negative and high impedance state; and transmitting said selected programming data to said receiving means to select which of said electrodes will be stimulated and the electrical polarity of said electrodes.

Claim 21

Independent Claim 78 words

A method of providing tissue stimulation, comprising: implanting a receiving means having an electrode state selecting means in a patient; implanting at least three electrodes connected to said receiving means adjacent tissue to be stimulated in said patient; selecting programming data defining for each electrode a positive, negative and high impedance state; and transmitting said selected programming data to said receiving means to select which of said electrodes will be stimulated and the electrical polarity of said electrodes.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 35 words

A method according to claim 17, wherein selecting programming data includes selecting an individual set of programming data to define the state for each electrode and transmitting includes transmitting all sets of selected programming data.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1991-12-27	1992-06-27	1992-12-27	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1995-12-27	1996-06-27	1996-12-27	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1999-12-27	2000-06-27	2000-12-27	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Non-invasive multiprogrammable tissue stimulator and method

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