| US 7,577,481 B2 | ||
| Methods and apparatus for effectuating a lasting change in a neural-function of a patient | ||
| Andrew D. Firlik, New Canaan, Conn. (US); Jeffrey Balzer, Allison Park, Pa. (US); Bradford Evan Gliner, Sammamish, Wash. (US); Alan J. Levy, Bellevue, Wash. (US); Carlton B. Morgan, Bainbridge Island, Wash. (US); and Katrina S. Firlik, New Canaan, Conn. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc., Plano, Tex. (US) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 15, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/355,038. | ||
| Application 11/355038 is a continuation of application No. 09/802808, filed on Mar. 08, 2001, granted, now 7,010,351. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/217981, filed on Jul. 13, 2000. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0200206 A1, Sep. 07, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61N 1/18 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 607—45 | 27 Claims |
| 1. A method for providing cortical stimulation to a patient, comprising:
performing a noninvasive neurofunctional localization procedure to determine a cortical location at which a patient-specific
intrinsic neural activity occurs;
positioning a first electrode beneath the scalp at a cortical stimulation site corresponding to the cortical location;
positioning a second electrode at a location remote from the cortical stimulation site;
applying an electromagnetic signal to the patient using the first and second electrodes;
modulating a neuroplastic activity with the applied signal to affect a patient symptom; and
wherein the electrical signal has a parameter that varies in a pseudorandom manner.
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