Method and system for cortical stimulation to provide adjunct (ADD-ON) therapy for stroke, tinnitus and other medical disorders using implantable and external components

摘要

A method and system for providing rectangular and/or complex electrical pulses to cortical tissues of a patient for providing therapy or alleviating symptoms for at least one of tinnitus, essential tremor (ET) including Parkinson's disease, depression, or for providing improvement of functional recovery following stroke. The intracranial electrodes may be implanted on the dura, or subdurally on the pia mater of the cortical surface. The placement of the electrodes may utilize cortical sensing and/or digital imaging techniques, such as fMRI, MRI, or CT. The pulse generator system comprises implantable and external components. The pulse generator may be an implanted pulse generator (IPG) or an external stimulator coupled with an implanted stimulus-receiver. The IPG may also comprise a rechargeable battery. In one embodiment the pulse generator may also comprise a selected number of predetermined/pre-packaged programs. In one embodiment, the pulse generation may also comprise telemetry means, for remote interrogation and/or programming of said pulse generator utilizing a wide area network, such as the internet.