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Mobile phone using non-invasive nerve stimulation

  • US 10,232,177 B2
  • Filed: 06/20/2016
  • Issued: 03/19/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for treating a medical condition of a patient, the method comprising:

  • generating an electric signal sufficient to modulate a nerve within the patient;

    wirelessly transmitting the electric signal to a mobile device, wherein the wirelessly transmitting comprises downloading a mobile application onto the mobile device, and wherein the mobile application comprises an audio file;

    contacting a contact surface of a stimulator against an outer surface of a skin of the patient, wherein the contact surface is coupled to the mobile device;

    applying an electrical impulse to the contact surface and through the outer surface to a nerve at a target region within a body of the patient; and

    disabling a function of the mobile device during the applying.

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