Systems and methods for enabling appetite modulation and/or improving dietary compliance using an electro-dermal patch
First Claim
1. An electrical dermal patch configured to modulate a patient'"'"'s appetite comprising:
- a housing adapted to be positioned on the patient'"'"'s skin;
a controller positioned within the housing;
at least one electrode adapted to be in electrical contact with said patient'"'"'s skin;
a pulse generator positioned within the housing and in electrical communication with the controller and said at least one electrode, wherein the pulse generator is configured to generate a plurality of electrical pulses, each of said plurality of electrical pulses being defined by a plurality of stimulation parameters, wherein said plurality of stimulation parameters are selected such that the patient'"'"'s appetite is modulated from a first state, prior to stimulation, to a second state after stimulation; and
a transceiver in electrical communication with the controller, wherein said transceiver is configured to communicate wirelessly with an external device and to receive a signal representative of at least one parameter of the plurality of stimulation parameters, wherein the at least one parameter is a pulse width, a pulse amplitude, a pulse frequency, a pulse shape, a stimulation session duration, a duty cycle, or a stimulation session frequency.
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Abstract
A wearable device for suppressing appetite or hunger in a patient includes a microprocessor, electrical stimulator and at least one electrode configured to deliver electrical stimulation to the epidermis, through a range of 0.1 mm to 10 mm or a range of 0.1 mm to 20 mm of the dermis, of a T2 frontal thoracic dermatome to a T12 frontal thoracic dermatome or meridian of the patient and/or front or back, C5-T1 dermatome across the hand and/or arm, and/or the upper chest regions. The device includes a pad, in which the electrode is disposed, for secure placement of the device on a skin surface of a patient. The device is adapted to provide electrical stimulation as per stimulation protocols and to communicate wirelessly with a companion control device configured to monitor and record appetite patterns of the patient. The control device is also configured to monitor, record, and modify stimulation parameters of the stimulation protocols.
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101 Claims
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1. An electrical dermal patch configured to modulate a patient'"'"'s appetite comprising:
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a housing adapted to be positioned on the patient'"'"'s skin; a controller positioned within the housing; at least one electrode adapted to be in electrical contact with said patient'"'"'s skin; a pulse generator positioned within the housing and in electrical communication with the controller and said at least one electrode, wherein the pulse generator is configured to generate a plurality of electrical pulses, each of said plurality of electrical pulses being defined by a plurality of stimulation parameters, wherein said plurality of stimulation parameters are selected such that the patient'"'"'s appetite is modulated from a first state, prior to stimulation, to a second state after stimulation; and a transceiver in electrical communication with the controller, wherein said transceiver is configured to communicate wirelessly with an external device and to receive a signal representative of at least one parameter of the plurality of stimulation parameters, wherein the at least one parameter is a pulse width, a pulse amplitude, a pulse frequency, a pulse shape, a stimulation session duration, a duty cycle, or a stimulation session frequency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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67. An electrical dermal patch configured to modulate a patient'"'"'s appetite comprising:
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a housing adapted to be positioned on the patient'"'"'s skin; a controller positioned within the housing; at least one electrode adapted to be in electrical contact with said patient'"'"'s skin; a pulse generator positioned within the housing and in electrical communication with the controller and said at least one electrode, wherein the pulse generator is configured to generate a plurality of electrical pulses, wherein each of the plurality of electrical pulses are defined by a plurality of stimulation parameters, wherein the plurality of stimulation parameters are selected such that the patient'"'"'s appetite modulates from a first state, prior to stimulation, to a second state after stimulation, wherein the housing has a first length extending from one end of the electrical dermal patch to the other end of the electrical dermal patch and has a first width extending from one edge of the electrical dermal patch to the other edge of the electrical dermal patch and wherein the electrical dermal patch generates an electrical field having a length substantially equal to or greater than three times the first length and a width substantially equal to or greater than the first width.
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68. An electrical stimulation system configured to modulate a patient'"'"'s appetite comprising:
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an electrical dermal patch adapted to be adhered to the patient'"'"'s skin, wherein said electrical dermal patch comprises a controller, at least one electrode adapted to be in electrical contact with the patient'"'"'s skin, a pulse generator in electrical communication with the controller and said at least one electrode; and
a transceiver in communication with at least one of said controller or pulse generator; anda plurality of programmatic instructions, stored in a non-transient computer readable memory of a device physically separate from said electrical dermal patch, wherein, when executed, said programmatic instructions acquire patient status data, generate a modulation signal based upon said patient status data, wherein said modulation signal comprises instructions for modulating at least one of a pulse width, a pulse amplitude, a pulse frequency, a pulse shape, a duty cycle, a session duration, or a session frequency, and cause said modulation signal to be wirelessly transmitted from the device to the transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101)
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