Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for stimulating sensory nerves
- Patent Title (中): 刺激感觉神经的系统和方法
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Application No.: US12769382Application Date: 2010-04-28
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Publication No.: US08417352B2Publication Date: 2013-04-09
- Inventor: William J. Carroll , Erling Jensen Aune, Jr. , Timothy J. Johnson , Jens Olaf Roe Schouenborg
- Applicant: William J. Carroll , Erling Jensen Aune, Jr. , Timothy J. Johnson , Jens Olaf Roe Schouenborg
- Applicant Address: US WA La Center
- Assignee: Meagan Medical, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Meagan Medical, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US WA La Center
- Agency: Blank Rome LLP
- Main IPC: A61N1/00
- IPC: A61N1/00 ; A61B5/04

Abstract:
An electrotherapy system for stimulating sensory nerves within skin tissue includes a electrode carrier, a pulse generator, an array of skin-penetrating electrodes and surface skin electrodes, a pulse conditioning circuit, and a power source. The system administers biphasic pulsed current at the surface skin electrodes and monophasic pulsed current at each skin-penetrating electrode. The skin-penetrating surfaces and skin contact surfaces of the electrotherapy system may be sterilized or may be replaceable for outpatient reusability.
Public/Granted literature
- US08116879B2 System and method for stimulating sensory nerves Public/Granted day:2012-02-14
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