An electrical stimulation apparatus provides an electrical stimulation signal as a DC pulse train at a frequency between 20 kHz and 50 kHz, with the electrical stimulation signal applied to the body of a patient at an injury site, based on sequentially activating respective subsets among a set of electrodes included in an electrode carrier that places the electrodes in contact with the body of the patient. An electrical stimulation method sequentially activates, via an electrical stimulation signal, respective subsets of electrodes among a set of electrodes contacting the body of a patient at an injury site on the body of the patient. Advantageously, in one or more embodiments, the sequential activation follows an activation sequence that “moves” the sources and sinks for the electrical stimulation signal around the injury site, thereby creating spatially distributed signal paths through or across the injury over time.
A patient treatment unit and method analyzes and treats pain in tissues by applying an electrical pulse train to the affected tissue. The impedance of the affected tissue is measured, and the measured impedance is correlated to a level of pain in the patient. The pulse train is further applied in response to the measured impedance to reduce the patient's pain. The patient treatment unit includes a probe stimulus generator that outputs the pulse train. The treatment unit also includes a pair of probes for contacting the patient's body and receiving the pulse train. The pulse has improved shaping based on isolation of high voltage from a low voltage control. The unit further includes a body impedance analysis circuit that senses voltage and current via the probes when the probes arc contacting the patient and observe the impedance. A monitor is electrically coupled to the body impedance analysis circuit and provides an indication of the measured impedance indicative of the patient's level of pain in real-time.
A system and method for therapeutic electrical stimulation of a wrist. A flexible band is secured around the wrist. The flexible band supports an electrode carrier, including a set of electrodes, one of which is in physical contact with a dorsal side of the wrist and a second of which is in physical contact with a ventral side of the wrist. A stimulation module is in electrical communication with the electrode carrier and includes signal generation circuitry that generates an electrical stimulation signal as a direct current pulse at a frequency between 10kHz and 50kHz. Control circuitry sequentially activates different subsets of electrodes to act as a signal source or a signal sink for the electrical stimulation signal. The electrodes are configured to deliver electrical stimuli to the arm or wrist for exciting a median, radial or ulnar nerve.
A patient treatment unit for delivering non-invasive pulsed energy to living tissue with a probe stimulus generator circuit configured to output, as a treatment signal, a sequence of DC electrical pulses at a controlled pulse frequency of about 20 kHz and having a pulse voltage defined by a variable supply voltage of the probe stimulus generator circuit. The unit includes primary and secondary probes for contacting a body, an intensity adjustment circuit configured to control the variable supply voltage, and an electronic timer display configured to display an elapsed time in decimal numbers in minute and second format. An electrical current of the pulses is in a range of 0.1-2 mA while the probes are contacting the body. An operating output voltage across the probes while conducting the treatment signal does not exceed a maximum operating output voltage of 165 VDC while the probes are contacting the body.
A patient treatment unit and method analyzes and treats pain in tissues by applying an electrical pulse train to the affected tissue. The impedance of the affected tissue is measured, and the measured impedance is correlated to a level of pain in the patient. The pulse train is further applied in response to the measured impedance to reduce the patient's pain. The patient treatment unit includes a probe stimulus generator that outputs the pulse train. The treatment unit also includes a pair of probes for contacting the patient's body and receiving the pulse train. The pulse has improved shaping based on isolation of high voltage from a low voltage control. The unit further includes a body impedance analysis circuit that senses voltage and current via the probes when the probes are contacting the patient and observe the impedance. A monitor is electrically coupled to the body impedance analysis circuit and provides an indication of the measured impedance indicative of the patient's level of pain in real-time.
A patient treatment unit and method analyzes and treats pain in tissues by applying an electrical pulse train to the affected tissue. The impedance of the affected tissue is measured, and the measured impedance is correlated to a level of pain in the patient. The pulse train is further applied in response to the measured impedance to reduce the patient's pain. The patient treatment unit includes a probe stimulus generator that outputs the pulse train. The treatment unit also includes a pair of probes for contacting the patient's body and receiving the pulse train. The pulse has improved shaping based on isolation of high voltage from a low voltage control. The unit further includes a body impedance analysis circuit that senses voltage and current via the probes when the probes are contacting the patient and observe the impedance. A monitor is electrically coupled to the body impedance analysis circuit and provides an indication of the measured impedance indicative of the patient's level of pain in real-time.
An electrical stimulation apparatus (10) provides an electrical stimulation signal (22) as a DC pulse train at a frequency between 10 kHz and 50 kHz, with the electrical stimulation signal (22) applied to the body of a patient at an injury site, based on sequentially activating respective subsets (32) among a set (14) of electrodes (16) included in an electrode carrier (12) that places the electrodes (16) in contact with the body of the patient. A corresponding method (2200) sequentially activates respective subsets (32) of electrodes (16) among a set of electrodes (16) contacting the body of a patient at an injury site on the body of the patient. In one or more embodiments, sequential activation follows an activation sequence that "moves" the sources and sinks for the electrical stimulation signal around the injury site, thereby creating spatially distributed signal paths through or across the injury over time.
A61M 1/00 - Suction or pumping devices for medical purposesDevices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquidsDrainage systems
A61N 1/36 - Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation, e.g. heart pace-makers
An electrical stimulation apparatus (10) provides an electrical stimulation signal (22) as a DC pulse train at a frequency between 10 kHz and 50 kHz, with the electrical stimulation signal (22) applied to the body of a patient at an injury site, based on sequentially activating respective subsets (32) among a set (14) of electrodes (16) included in an electrode carrier (12) that places the electrodes (16) in contact with the body of the patient. A corresponding method (2200) sequentially activates respective subsets (32) of electrodes (16) among a set of electrodes (16) contacting the body of a patient at an injury site on the body of the patient. In one or more embodiments, sequential activation follows an activation sequence that "moves" the sources and sinks for the electrical stimulation signal around the injury site, thereby creating spatially distributed signal paths through or across the injury over time.
A61N 1/36 - Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation, e.g. heart pace-makers
A61M 1/00 - Suction or pumping devices for medical purposesDevices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquidsDrainage systems
An electrical stimulation apparatus provides an electrical stimulation signal as a DC pulse train at a frequency between 20 kHz and 50 kHz, with the electrical stimulation signal applied to the body of a patient at an injury site, based on sequentially activating respective subsets among a set of electrodes included in an electrode carrier that places the electrodes in contact with the body of the patient. An electrical stimulation method sequentially activates, via an electrical stimulation signal, respective subsets of electrodes among a set of electrodes contacting the body of a patient at an injury site on the body of the patient. Advantageously, in one or more embodiments, the sequential activation follows an activation sequence that “moves” the sources and sinks for the electrical stimulation signal around the injury site, thereby creating spatially distributed signal paths through or across the injury over time.
A patient treatment unit for delivering non-invasive pulsed energy to living tissue with a probe stimulus generator circuit configured to output, as a treatment signal, a sequence of DC electrical pulses at a controlled pulse frequency of about 20 kHz and having a pulse voltage defined by a variable supply voltage of the probe stimulus generator circuit. The unit includes primary and secondary probes for contacting a body, an intensity adjustment circuit configured to control the variable supply voltage, and an electronic timer display configured to display an elapsed time in decimal numbers in minute and second format. An electrical current of the pulses is in a range of 0.1-2 mA while the probes are contacting the body. An operating output voltage across the probes while conducting the treatment signal does not exceed a maximum operating output voltage of 165 VDC while the probes are contacting the body.
A patient treatment unit for delivering non-invasive pulsed energy to living tissue with a probe stimulus generator circuit configured to output, as a treatment signal, a sequence of DC electrical pulses at a controlled pulse frequency of about 20 kHz and having a pulse voltage defined by a variable supply voltage of the probe stimulus generator circuit. The unit includes primary and secondary probes for contacting a body, an intensity adjustment circuit configured to control the variable supply voltage, and an electronic timer display configured to display an elapsed time in decimal numbers in minute and second format. An electrical current of the pulses is in a range of 0.1-2 mA while the probes are contacting the body. An operating output voltage across the probes while conducting the treatment signal does not exceed a maximum operating output voltage of 165 VDC while the probes are contacting the body.
A patient treatment unit for delivering non-invasive pulsed energy to living tissue with a probe stimulus generator circuit configured to output, as a treatment signal, a sequence of DC electrical pulses at a controlled pulse frequency of about 20 kHz and having a pulse voltage defined by a variable supply voltage of the probe stimulus generator circuit. The unit includes primary and secondary probes for contacting a body, an intensity adjustment circuit configured to control the variable supply voltage, and an electronic timer display configured to display an elapsed time in decimal numbers in minute and second format. An electrical current of the pulses is in a range of 0.1-2 mA while the probes are contacting the body. An operating output voltage across the probes while conducting the treatment signal does not exceed a maximum operating output voltage of 165 VDC while the probes are contacting the body.
A patient treatment unit for delivering non-invasive pulsed energy to living tissue with a probe stimulus generator circuit configured to output, as a treatment signal, a sequence of DC electrical pulses at a controlled pulse frequency of about 20 kHz and having a pulse voltage defined by a variable supply voltage of the probe stimulus generator circuit. The unit includes primary and secondary probes for contacting a body, an intensity adjustment circuit configured to control the variable supply voltage, and an electronic timer display configured to display an elapsed time in decimal numbers in minute and second format. An electrical current of the pulses is in a range of 0.1-2 mA while the probes are contacting the body. An operating output voltage across the probes while conducting the treatment signal does not exceed a maximum operating output voltage of 165 VDC while the probes are contacting the body.
A patient treatment unit for delivering non-invasive pulsed energy to living tissue with a probe stimulus generator circuit configured to output, as a treatrnent signal, a sequence of DC electrical pulses at a controlled pulse frequency of about 20 kHz and having a pulse voltage defined by a variable supply voltage of the probe stimulus generator circuit. The unit includes primary and secondary probes for contacting a body, an intensity adjustment circuit configured to control the variable supply voltage, and an electronic timer display configured to display an elapsed time in decimal numbers in minute and second format. An electrical current of the pulses is in a range of 0.1-2 mA while the probes are contacting the body. An operating output voltage across the probes while conducting the treatment signal does not exceed a maxirnum operating output voltage of 165 VDC while the probes are contacting the body.
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Medical devices, namely, electronic devices featuring hand-held conductors used for reducing pain; High frequency electromagnetic therapy apparatus; Electromedical rehabilitative and pain management products for clinical and home use, namely, electrical nerve and muscle stimulators, ultrasonic stimulators, magnet therapy stimulators and laser therapy stimulators; Electrical stimulation apparatus for nerves and muscles for physical therapy, rehabilitative and pain management purposes; Medical devices, namely, electronic devices featuring hand-held conductors used for wound healing, and inflammation reduction; Medical devices for veterinary use, namely, electronic devices featuring hand-held conductors used for reducing pain, wound healing, and inflammation reduction; Medical devices for dentistry and oral surgery use, namely, electronic devices featuring hand-held conductors used for reducing pain, wound healing, and inflammation reduction Electroceutical therapy services; Electromedical rehabilitative and pain management therapy services; electromagnetic therapy for pain management and treatment
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Medical devices, namely, electronic devices featuring hand-held conductors used for reducing pain; High frequency electromagnetic therapy apparatus; Electromedical rehabilitative and pain management products for clinical and home use, namely, electrical nerve and muscle stimulators, ultrasonic stimulators, magnet therapy stimulators and laser therapy stimulators; Electrical stimulation apparatus for nerves and muscles for physical therapy, rehabilitative and pain management purposes; Medical devices, namely, electronic devices featuring hand-held conductors used for wound healing, and inflammation reduction; Medical devices for veterinary use, namely, electronic devices featuring hand-held conductors used for reducing pain, wound healing, and inflammation reduction; Medical devices for dentistry and oral surgery use, namely, electronic devices featuring hand-held conductors used for reducing pain, wound healing, and inflammation reduction Electroceutical therapy services; Electromedical rehabilitative and pain management therapy services; electromagnetic therapy for pain management and treatment
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Medical devices, namely, electronic devices featuring hand-held conductors used for reducing pain, wound healing, and inflammation reduction; Medical devices for veterinary use, namely, electronic devices featuring hand-held conductors used for reducing pain, wound healing, and inflammation reduction; High frequency electromagnetic therapy apparatus; Electromedical rehabilitative and pain management products for clinical and home use, namely, electrical nerve and muscle stimulators, ultrasonic stimulators, magnet therapy stimulators and laser therapy stimulators; Electrical stimulation apparatus for nerves and muscles for physical therapy, rehabilitative and pain management purposes Electroceutical therapy services; Electromedical rehabilitative and pain management therapy services; electromagnetic therapy for pain management and treatment
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Apparatus and method for treatment of pain with body impedance analyzer
A patient treatment unit and method analyzes and treats pain in tissues by applying an electrical pulse train to the affected tissue. The impedance of the affected tissue is measured, and the measured impedance is correlated to a level of pain in the patient. The pulse train is further applied in response to the measured impedance to reduce the patient's pain. The patient treatment unit includes a probe stimulus generator that outputs the pulse train. The treatment unit also includes a pair of probes for contacting the patient's body and receiving the pulse train. The pulse has improved shaping based on isolation of high voltage from a low voltage control. The unit further includes a body impedance analysis circuit that senses voltage and current via the probes when the probes are contacting the patient and observe the impedance. A monitor is electrically coupled to the body impedance analysis circuit and provides an indication of the measured impedance indicative of the patient's level of pain in real-time.
A patient treatment unit and method analyzes and treats pain in tissues by applying an electrical pulse train to the affected tissue. The impedance of the affected tissue is measured, and the measured impedance is correlated to a level of pain in the patient. The pulse train is further applied in response to the measured impedance to reduce the patient's pain. The patient treatment unit includes a probe stimulus generator that outputs the pulse train. The treatment unit also includes a pair of probes for contacting the patient's body and receiving the pulse train. The pulse has improved shaping based on isolation of high voltage from a low voltage control. The unit further includes a body impedance analysis circuit that senses voltage and current via the probes when the probes are contacting the patient and observe the impedance. A monitor is electrically coupled to the body impedance analysis circuit and provides an indication of the measured impedance indicative of the patient's level of pain in real-time.
A system for analyzing and treating abnormality of human and animal tissues includes a subsystem for modulating a magnetic field, having a strength of between about 0.1 gauss and 4 Tesla, across an EM spectrum of between about 1 Hz and about 1 GHz. The system also includes a subsystem for subjecting the tissue to the modulated magnetic field and further includes a subsystem for measuring resultant EMR peaks of a signal emitted by the tissue, in which each peak represents a potential in-phase or out-of-phase EMR relative to a normal signal of the tissue. The system further includes a subsystem for generating and applying to the tissue a wave form and resonance substantially inverse to that of out-of-phase resonances of the tissue signal to increase or nullify EMR peaks of the signal associated with an abnormality.
A patient treatment unit and method analyzes and treats pain in tissues by applying an electrical pulse train and a galvanically isolated stimulus voltage to affected tissues using vibrating spherical tip probes. A range of probe diameters is used to provide a range of applied current densities. The impedance of the affected tissue is measured, tracked, and correlated to a level of pain while treatment is in progress. Impedance is used as real-time feedback, and current and voltage applications are adjusted accordingly. A patient treatment unit includes a probe stimulus generator connected to the spherically tipped probes. The unit further includes an impedance analysis circuit that senses voltage and current via the probes when they are contacting the patient. A monitor is electrically coupled to the body impedance analysis circuit and provides an indication of the measured impedance indicative of the patient's level of pain.
A61N 1/36 - Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation, e.g. heart pace-makers
A61H 23/02 - Percussion or vibration massage, e.g. using supersonic vibrationSuction-vibration massageMassage with moving diaphragms with electric or magnetic drive
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Device and method for the treatment of pain with electrical energy
An electronic pain treatment device delivering electrical energy to the tissue of a patient in pain is provided which includes a variable wave generator, an impedance measurement circuit, and at least one electrode probe. Associated methods for treating pain are also disclosed.
