BFORE Breakthrough Brain Stimulation Device for Epilepsy

Summary

EASEE® stands for epicranial application of stimulation electrodes in epilepsy. It is the first minimally invasive device for focal cortical stimulation. Based on the Laplace electrode (central electrode surrounded by a ring electrode), EASEE® features 4 distinct electrodes replacing the outer ring, connected to 4 independent current sources to account for impedance and anatomical variances in the human skull. Still, the characteristic quadrupolar local electric field with high penetration depth is maintained.
The stimulation pattern is one of a kind. EASEE® is equipped for high frequency, DC-like, and low-frequency stimulation, depending on the condition to be treated. In epilepsy, intermittent high-frequency stimulation bursts throughout the day are combined with a 20min DC-like stimulation session. This first is meant to terminate upcoming seizures, the second to initiate neuromodulatory processes to down-regulate the overexcitability of the epileptic brain area.

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Web resources:	https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/190133715
Start date:	01-03-2023
End date:	28-02-2025
Total budget - Public funding:	3 565 480,00 Euro - 2 495 836,00 Euro

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EASEE stands for epicranial application of stimulation electrodes in epilepsy. It is the first minimally invasive device for focal cortical stimulation. Based on the Laplace electrode (central electrode surrounded by a ring electrode), EASEE features 4 distinct electrodes replacing the outer ring, connected to 4 independent current sources to account for impedance and anatomical variances in the human skull. Still, the characteristic quadrupolar local electric field with high penetration depth is maintained.
The stimulation pattern is one of a kind. EASEE is equipped for high frequency, DC-like, and low-frequency stimulation, depending on the condition to be treated. In epilepsy, intermittent high-frequency stimulation bursts throughout the day are combined with a 20min DC-like stimulation session. This first is meant to terminate upcoming seizures, the second to initiate neuromodulatory processes to down-regulate the overexcitability of the epileptic brain area.