Interactive transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation device
First Claim
1. A wireless, handheld electrotherapeutic device, comprising:
- an external housing adapted to be grasped generally at a base portion thereof by a user'"'"'s hand;
a plurality of electrodes disposed on a distal surface of said housing;
internal pulse generating circuitry adapted to generate a stream of electrical pulses between said plurality of electrodes;
wherein said distal surface is adapted to be brought into contact with a patient'"'"'s skin thereby electrically stimulating said patient'"'"'s neural tissue in a localized area.
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Abstract
A wireless, handheld electrical therapy device delivers electrical pulses to a treatment area of a patient. In one embodiment, the device comprises a microcontroller-based pulse generator circuit selectively operable in a plurality of therapeutic modes. The device comprises an ergonomic housing adapted to be comfortably grasped by a user. A plurality of electrodes are disposed on a surface of the housing. In operation, a user brings the electrodes into contact with a patient'"'"'s skin at a location on the patient to be treated. Electrical pulses are delivered between the electrodes, thereby electrically stimulating neural tissue at the treatment location. In one embodiment, the device is operable in a manual mode wherein the user selects from among a plurality of therapeutic regimens each corresponding to a set of predetermined operational parameters. Among the variable operational parameters are pulse amplitude, frequency, duration, damping, and shape. In another embodiment of the invention, the device is operable in an automatic mode wherein electrical conditions at the skin surface are periodically sensed and the operational parameters automatically adjusted to achieve optimal therapeutic effectiveness.
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36 Claims
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1. A wireless, handheld electrotherapeutic device, comprising:
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an external housing adapted to be grasped generally at a base portion thereof by a user'"'"'s hand;
a plurality of electrodes disposed on a distal surface of said housing;
internal pulse generating circuitry adapted to generate a stream of electrical pulses between said plurality of electrodes;
wherein said distal surface is adapted to be brought into contact with a patient'"'"'s skin thereby electrically stimulating said patient'"'"'s neural tissue in a localized area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of electrotherapeutic treatment of a patient, comprising:
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providing a wireless, handheld electrotherapeutic device having a plurality of electrodes disposed on a distal surface thereof;
controlling said device to generate electrical stimulating pulses between said electrodes; and
bringing said electrodes into contact with said patient at a localized area to be treated, such that said electrical stimulating pulses are delivered to said patient. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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