Abstract: The invention relates to a method for reducing the inrush current of an electrical device operated by means of a battery and/or an accumulator, which device is designed as a medical device which can be implanted in a patient and has an electronic circuit which is supplied with electrical energy via at least two supply potential lines, wherein the electronic circuit has a plurality of backup capacitors, each of which is connected or connectable by means of a first terminal to one of the at least two supply potential lines and by means of a second terminal to another of the at least two supply potential lines, wherein the electrical device has an energy management system by means of which one or more parts of the electronic circuit are switched off in an energy-saving mode and are switched on again when the energy-saving mode is exited, wherein the backup capacitors, individually or in a plurality of groups via one switching element per capacitor or group of capacitors, are disconnected from at least one of the

Abstract: The invention features methods and devices useful for stimulating brain tissue in a subject via electrodes within cranial bone. These methods and devices may be utilized for the detection, prevention, and/or treatment of neurological disorders via electric stimulation. Additionally, the methods and devices disclosed herein may be useful for the treatment, inhibition, and/or arrestment of the growth of tumors.

Abstract: Neurostimulation is performed using electrical AC and/or DC stimulation pulses. Brain and/or spinal cord stimulation of a patient is achieved using an implanted neurostimulation device. Neurostimulation is performed using AC and/or DC stimulation pulses combined with a safe operation in DC mode by discharging build-up loads at the interfaces of the electrodes through short circuiting such stimulation electrodes with a counter electrode, for example a common ground electrode.