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Method and apparatus for treating or preventing a medical condition

  • US 20080161884A1
  • Filed: 07/27/2007
  • Published: 07/03/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of treating injured tissue or preventing injury to tissue susceptible to injury, the method comprising:

  • positioning a plurality of electrodes spaced apart in the region of said tissue;

    placing a compression covering over the plurality of electrodes and the region of said tissue to apply pressure in the region of said tissue; and

    applying a sequence of electrical waveforms between at least two of the plurality of electrodes, the sequence of electrical waveforms comprising;

    a first waveform comprising a series of current pulses having an amplitude in a range of from 80 to 300 μ

    A, having a frequency in a range from 0.5 to 1.5 pulses per second and a pulse width in a range from 333 to 1000 ms;

    a second waveform comprising a series of current pulses having an amplitude in a range of from 20 to 60 μ

    A, having a frequency in a range from 2 to 4 pulses per second and a pulse width in a range from 125 to 250 ms; and

    a third waveform comprising a series of current pulses having an amplitude in a range of from 250 to 640 μ

    A, having a frequency in a range of from 80 to 120 pulses per second and a pulse width in a range from 4 to 6 ms.

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