Patent №
US 7,869,867
Granted
2011-01-11
Filed 2006
Owner
CYBERONICS, INC.
Lab
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AI components
1
hardware
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
11588512
In some embodiments, a method comprises providing an electrical signal to a nerve to evoke an action potential. The nerve thereby enters a refractory period in which the nerve is in a refractory state. The method further comprises, during the refractory period, providing an electrical signal to the nerve thereby altering the refractory period of the nerve or non-target tissues.
AI classification
AI hardware0.95
Machine learning0.01
Evolutionary computation0.00
Natural language0.00
Speech0.00
Knowledge representation0.00
Planning0.00
Vision0.00
Ownership
CYBERONICS, INC.
assignment · 184770001
Assignors
ARMSTRONG, SCOTT A., ARMSTRONG, RANDOLPH K.
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.
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