BIOMIMETIC NEUROSTIMULATION APPARATUS Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC A61N1/36 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medical equipment, namely to methods and apparatuses for neurostimulation therapy. A neuromimetic apparatus comprises first and second inputs receiving neural signals with the first input receiving signals afferent to a suspected area and the second input - different from the suspected area. The input emitting neural compatible signals efferent to the suspected area. A signal processing unit comprises a forward channel arranged between the first input and output, and a modulation channel receiving signals from the second input and feeding a signal into the forward channel. The forward channel comprises a first sensor, a processor trained to imitate the suspected area functions which is a second neural area, a signal generator feeding signals to the efferent third area suggested to be healthy. A method for substitution of the suspected neural tissue functioning implies the stages of implantation of the neuromimetic apparatus, emission of at least one stimulus based on the processing function, signal control from the first and second inputs, signal sample comparison from the first and second inputs and emission sample adaptation on the basis of the comparison results.

EFFECT: use of the invention enables higher adaptability and flexibility for diagnosing and treating neuromotor outcomes, such as Parkinson's disease.

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