Apparatus and method for ocular microcurrent stimulation therapy
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a disposable therapy appliance that includes;
a strip of material containing a plurality of electrodes configured to apply microcurrent stimulation therapy to a patient, wherein each electrode is no larger than 36 mm2, wherein the strip is shaped to be positioned to place electrodes on an upper eyelid and a lower eyelid of the patient'"'"'s skin for a treatment session, wherein the strip is bifurcated such that the strip includes a first elongated portion that is adapted to be placed on the upper eyelid and a second elongated portion that is adapted to be placed on the lower eyelid, and wherein each one of the plurality of electrodes is configured to be individually activated at a time for microcurrent stimulation without activation of any other ones of the plurality of electrodes during that time.
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Abstract
Devices and methods to deliver microcurrent stimulation therapy to the human body, when connected to a micro-stimulation current-generating apparatus. The method of applying microcurrent stimulation therapy to key points around the eye for treatment of problems such as macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, glaucoma, optic neuritis and other eye-related or nerve-related conditions, as well as other diseases, such as Bell'"'"'s Palsy, requiring localized stimulation to the eyes and/or on other body parts.
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39 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
a disposable therapy appliance that includes; a strip of material containing a plurality of electrodes configured to apply microcurrent stimulation therapy to a patient, wherein each electrode is no larger than 36 mm2, wherein the strip is shaped to be positioned to place electrodes on an upper eyelid and a lower eyelid of the patient'"'"'s skin for a treatment session, wherein the strip is bifurcated such that the strip includes a first elongated portion that is adapted to be placed on the upper eyelid and a second elongated portion that is adapted to be placed on the lower eyelid, and wherein each one of the plurality of electrodes is configured to be individually activated at a time for microcurrent stimulation without activation of any other ones of the plurality of electrodes during that time. - 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)
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26. A method comprising:
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providing a disposable strip of material containing a plurality of electrodes configured to apply microcurrent stimulation therapy to a patient, wherein each electrode is no larger than thirty-six (36) mm2, wherein the strip is shaped to be positioned to place electrodes on an upper eyelid and a lower eyelid of the patient'"'"'s skin, wherein the strip is bifurcated such that the strip includes a first elongated portion that is adapted to be placed on the upper eyelid and a second elongated portion that is adapted to be placed on the lower eyelid, wherein the electrodes are spaced at predetermined location points along the strip of material, and wherein each one of the plurality of electrodes is configured to be individually activated at a time for microcurrent stimulation without activation of any other ones of the plurality of electrodes during that time; providing a microcurrent-stimulation controller, wherein the electrodes are wired individually and separately to the microcurrent-stimulation controller; applying the disposable strip of material to the patient'"'"'s skin; generating prescribed microcurrent pulses by the microcurrent-stimulation controller; and delivering the microcurrent pulses to each respective electrode of the plurality of electrodes in a temporal sequence. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An apparatus comprising:
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a disposable strip of material containing a plurality of electrodes configured to apply microcurrent stimulation therapy to a patient, wherein each electrode is no larger than 36 mm2, wherein the strip is shaped to be positioned to place electrodes on an upper eyelid and a lower eyelid of the patient'"'"'s skin, wherein the strip is bifurcated such that the strip includes a first elongated portion that is adapted to be placed on the upper eyelid and a second elongated portion that is adapted to be placed on the lower eyelid, wherein the electrodes are spaced at predetermined location points along the strip of material, and wherein each one of the plurality of electrodes is configured to be individually activated at a time for microcurrent stimulation without activation of any other ones of the plurality of electrodes during that time; means for applying the disposable strip of material to the patient'"'"'s skin such that each one of the plurality of electrodes is in electrical communication with the patient'"'"'s skin; means for generating prescribed microcurrent pulses; and means for delivering the microcurrent pulses to each respective electrode of the plurality of electrodes in a temporal sequence. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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