Method and apparatus for treating or preventing a medical condition
First Claim
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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Abstract
A method of treating a wound or preventing injury to a region susceptible to injury comprising the steps of placing a pair of electrodes placed spaced apart in the region of a wound and applying a predetermined sequence of current waveforms across the electrodes. The sequence of current waveforms comprises a first waveform comprising a series of current pulses having an amplitude in a range of from 80 to 300 μA, 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 μA, 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 μA, 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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80 Claims
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1. A method of treating injured tissue or preventing injury to tissue susceptible to injury, the method comprising:
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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; andapplying 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; anda 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of treating injured tissue or preventing injury to tissue susceptible to injury, comprising:
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placing a plurality of electrodes on the skin in an area of said tissue; placing a compression covering over the electrodes and the area of said tissue to blood flow in the area of said tissue; and applying an electrical current to pass from at least one electrode to at least one other electrode of the plurality of electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of treating a wound, comprising:
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placing a plurality of electrodes in contact with skin in a region peripheral to the wound; and applying a sequence of current waveforms between the electrodes, the sequence of current 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; anda 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. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. An apparatus for treating injured tissue, the apparatus comprising:
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a waveform generator adapted to generate; 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 100 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; anda 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; andoutput connectors for connection to an electrode arrangement for applying the waveforms through regenerative tissue underneath the injured tissue. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A wound treatment arrangement for treating a wound in the skin of a patient, the wound treatment arrangement comprising:
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a compression dressing arrangement applied to a limb of the patient and applying pressure thereto; a plurality of electrodes for applying electrical signals to the skin of a patient wherein said electrodes are arranged in the area of said wound under said compression dressing arrangement; and an electrical generator for generating electrical current to pass from one of the plurality of electrodes to another of the plurality of electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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75. A kit of parts for treating a wound in the skin of a patient, the kit comprising
a compression dressing arrangement for application to the limb of the patient to apply pressure thereto; -
a plurality of electrodes for applying electrical signals to the skin of the patient; and an electrical generator for generating electrical current to pass from one of the plurality of electrodes to the other of the plurality of electrodes.
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76. An apparatus for treating a wound, comprising:
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a pair of electrodes; and means to generate a waveform for applying across said pair of electrodes;
wherein the means to generate a waveform is adapted to generate a sequence of 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; anda 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. - View Dependent Claims (77, 78, 79)
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80. A method of treating a medical condition on the surface of or under the surface of a region of tissue, the method comprising:
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positioning a plurality of electrodes spaced apart in the region of 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; anda 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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Specification