Apparatus and method for repair of spinal cord injury

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A61N 1/18 (2006.01)

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CA 2633542

An apparatus for stimulating regeneration and repair of damaged spinal nerves, comprising at least two electrodes placed intravertebrally near the site of spinal neurite injury and delivering direct current thereto. A method for stimulating regeneration and repair of damaged spinal nervous tissue, comprising placing electrodes intravertebrally near the site of spinal cord injury and applying direct current at a level sufficient to induce regeneration and repair of damaged spinal neurites but less than the current level at which tissue toxicity occurs.

La présente invention concerne un appareil de stimulation de la régénération et de la réparation des nerfs rachidiens, comprenant au moins deux électrodes placées au niveau intravertébral près du site d~une blessure des neurites rachidiens et y véhiculant un courant direct. Il s~agit d~un procédé de stimulation de la régénération et de la réparation des tissus nerveux rachidiens endommagés, qui consiste à placer au niveau intravertébral des électrodes près du site d~une blessure de l~épine dorsale et à appliquer un courant direct à un niveau suffisant pour induire la régénération et la réparation de neurites rachidiens endommagés mais moins que le niveau de courant auquel la toxicité des tissus se produit.

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