Tom Xiaohai He;Todd K. Whitehurst;Kerry Bradley;Janusz A. Kuzma;Matthew I. Haller;Rafael Carbunaru;James P. McGivern
发明人:
Todd K. Whitehurst,Rafael Carbunaru,James P. McGivern,Matthew I. Haller,Tom Xiaohai He,Kerry Bradley,Janusz A. Kuzma
申请号:
US12960722
公开号:
US08548604B2
申请日:
2010.12.06
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要:
Miniature implantable stimulators (i.e., microstimulators) are capable of producing unidirectionally propagating action potentials (UPAPs). The methods and configurations described may, for instance, arrest action potentials traveling in one direction, arrest action potentials of small diameters nerve fibers, arrest action potentials of large diameter nerve fibers. These methods and systems may limit side effects of bidirectional and/or less targeted stimulation.