Niloy Bhadra,Narendra Bhadra,Kevin L. Kilgore,Scott Lempka,Jesse Wainright,Tina Vrabec,Manfred Franke
申请号：
US14969826
公开号：
US09694181B2
申请日:
2015.12.15
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2017
代理人:
摘要：
Described herein are methods of treating various neurological disorders using electrical nerve conduction block (ENCB) without causing electrochemical damage. Examples of the various neurological disorders can include pain, muscle spasticity, hyperhidrosis, vertigo, sialorrhea, or the like. The methods can include placing an electrode contact in electrical communication with a nerve that transmits a signal related to the neurological disorder. The method also includes applying an ENCB to the nerve through the electrode contact. The electrode contact can include a high charge capacity material that prevents formation of damaging electrochemical reaction products at a charge delivered by the ENCB. The method also includes blocking transmission of the signal related to the neurological disorder through the nerve with the ENCB to treat the neurological disorder.
