Electronic biofeedback stimulation device

• US 20090326612A1
• Filed: 06/26/2008
• Published: 12/31/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Michael J. Distler
• Original Assignee: Michael J. Distler
• Inventors: Distler, Michael J.
• Application Number:
  US12/215,341
• Publication Number:
  US 20090326612A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/62
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0456 Apparatus provided with a docking unit
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0531 Measuring skin impedance
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/486 Bio-feedback A61B5/375 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7475 User input or interface means, e.g. keyboard, pointing device, joystick
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36021 for treatment of pain

Abstract

A Biofeedback treatment device providing electrical stimulation to a patients skin. A microprocessor generates a control signal out to the patients skin. The return signal from the patients feeds into the microprocessor. Circuitry within the biofeedback stimulation device analyzes the condition of said patients inflammation.

During the treatment there are two indicators of condition.

• • 1. A visual indication via display screen.
  • 2. An audible indication via internal piezo of the biofeedback treatment progress of said patient.

Claims

1. A Biofeedback stimulation device, comprised of an external housing adapted to be grasped generally at a base portion thereof by a users hand, a plurality of electrodes placed on a distal of said housing, an internal pulse generating circuitry adapted to generate a stream of electrical impulses between said plurality of electrodes, and a distal surface adapted for contact with a patients skin thereby electrically stimulating said patients neural tissue in a localized are.

2. A Biofeedback stimulation device of claim 1, wherein the circuitry further enables a modulated application of electrical impulse signal to the body of the individual.

3. The biofeedback stimulation of claim 1, wherein the circuitry further comprises;

first circuitry for generating and detecting the electrical stimulation signal and second, circuitry for reacting to patients skin conductance.

4. The biofeedback stimulation device relies on comparing the signal out and the signal return modulated by the patients return pulses within his system.

5. The biofeedback stimulation device monitors the output signal and its return. It is controlled by a flash microprocessor for dampening. This relies on the degree of the individually generated feedback response signal whenever the electrical stimulation signal is applied.

6. The Biofeedback stimulation device is capable of multi-function due to its microprocessor. There are numerous internal pulses which are controllable by the processor, adapting to the conductance of said patients skin.

7. The Biofeedback stimulation device has a graphical color O.L.E.D. (organic color light emitting diode). It requires no backlighting. Universal language fonts available on the microprocessor flash for different applications of the device.

8. The Biofeedback device contains a lithium ion rechargeable battery. Charging can be done in two ways. #1, “

drop-in”

recharge station and #2, via the usb port on said device. When a usb cable is attached to said device, the usb port is electrically isolated, not allowing any electrical leakage or ground fault from the device when said device is in the “

analyze”

or “

treatment”

modes.

9. Upload and download capability via the usb port for compute documentation of said patient'"'"'s treatment history.

10. Secure usb upload and download capability of patients treatment history.

11. Patient'"'"'s treatment history is stored within the device via flash memory, it can he downloaded to a computer. It can also be stored on an external flash drive.

12. FIG. 7 of the Biofeedback stimulation device represents the patient'"'"'s skin conductance as indicated in the analyze mode when electrodes are in contact with the patients skin.

13. The Biofeedback stimulation device emits an audio feedback sound to the operator via a piezo as an indicator of the degree of electrical stimulation of skin conductance of the localized area at the electrodes applied to the patient'"'"'s skin. The audible sound is heard during ail three modes of operation:

analyze, treat and feedback.

14. The device transmits an electro-positive signal. The inflamed skin is “

electro-negative”

. Application of the device produces a magnetic attraction between the skin and the electrodes which causes a “

dragging”

effect on the skin indicating to the operator the degree of inflammation of area of contact. This also is visually indicated on the O.L.E.D. display. The emitted audio sound changes its frequency during treatment. A highly inflamed area will produce a low frequency sound which also indicates the increased magnetic attraction of skin to the electrodes causing the “

dragging”

effect of the device. A less inflamed area will produce a higher frequency sound to the operator and a less “

dragging”

effect.