Method and apparatus for stimulative electrotherapy
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1. An electrical system, consisting essentially of:
- an electrotherapy stimulator, comprising;
a battery;
a circuit adapted to generate a periodic signal;
a wireless radio transceiver;
a control circuit adapted to set a characteristic of the periodic signal, the characteristic being received by an input of the wireless radio transceiver;
a first stimulating electrically conductive electrode adapted to electrically contact and puncture a first portion of a surface of the patients ear, wherein the periodic signal is configured to be coupled to the first electrically conductive electrode and is configured to cause a monitorable change in the sympathovagal balance between the parasympathetic and the sympathetic components of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) of the patient;
a second stimulating electrically conductive electrode adapted to electrically contact but not puncture a second portion of a surface of the patient'"'"'s ear;
andan electronic ANS monitor, configured to monitor, a third portion of a surface of the patient, the sympathovagal balance between the parasympathetic and the sympathetic components of the ANS of the patient based on a time-varying signal representing a chaotic series of time intervals between quasi-periodic events produced by a cardiac system of the patient and to provide an indication of the monitorable change in the sympathovagal balance caused by the periodic signal;
wherein the third portion of the surface of the patient monitored by the electronic ANS monitor is a skin of an arm or a leg.
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Abstract
An electrical apparatus includes a battery, a circuit adapted to generate a periodic signal, and a wireless radio transceiver. The electrical apparatus further includes a control circuit adapted to set a characteristic of the periodic signal. The characteristic is received by an input of the wireless radio transceiver. The electrical apparatus further includes a first electrically conductive electrode adapted to electrically contact and puncture a first portion of a surface when the periodic signal is injected below the first portion of the surface. The periodic signal is coupled to the first electrically conductive electrode.
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1. An electrical system, consisting essentially of:
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an electrotherapy stimulator, comprising; a battery; a circuit adapted to generate a periodic signal; a wireless radio transceiver; a control circuit adapted to set a characteristic of the periodic signal, the characteristic being received by an input of the wireless radio transceiver; a first stimulating electrically conductive electrode adapted to electrically contact and puncture a first portion of a surface of the patients ear, wherein the periodic signal is configured to be coupled to the first electrically conductive electrode and is configured to cause a monitorable change in the sympathovagal balance between the parasympathetic and the sympathetic components of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) of the patient; a second stimulating electrically conductive electrode adapted to electrically contact but not puncture a second portion of a surface of the patient'"'"'s ear; and an electronic ANS monitor, configured to monitor, a third portion of a surface of the patient, the sympathovagal balance between the parasympathetic and the sympathetic components of the ANS of the patient based on a time-varying signal representing a chaotic series of time intervals between quasi-periodic events produced by a cardiac system of the patient and to provide an indication of the monitorable change in the sympathovagal balance caused by the periodic signal; wherein the third portion of the surface of the patient monitored by the electronic ANS monitor is a skin of an arm or a leg. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for signal injection consisting essentially of:
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generating a periodic signal; wirelessly receiving a characteristic of the periodic signal; setting the characteristic of the periodic signal via a control circuit; coupling the periodic signal to a first stimulating electrically conductive electrode; with the first stimulating electrically conductive electrode, electrically contacting a patient through puncturing a first portion of a surface of the patients ear; coupling the periodic signal to the first electrically conductive electrode to cause a monitorable change in the sympathovagal balance between the parasympathetic and the sympathetic components of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) of the patient; contacting but not puncturing a second portion of a surface by a second stimulating electrically conductive electrode; with an electronic ANS monitor, monitoring from a third portion of a surface of the patient the sympathovagal balance between the parasympathetic and the sympathetic components of the ANS of the patient based on a time-varying signal representing a chaotic series of time intervals between quasi-periodic events produced by a cardiac system of the patient;
with the electronic ANS monitor, providing an indication of the monitorable change in the sympathovagal balance caused by the periodic signal, wherein the third portion of the surface of the patient being monitored by the electronic ANS monitor is a skin of an arm or a leg; andresetting the characteristic of the periodic signal via the control circuit, wherein the characteristic is reset based at least in part on the change. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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