APPARATUS FOR THE CONTROLLED PRESCRIPTION AND ADMINISTRATION OF TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION TREATMENTS IN HUMANS
First Claim
1. A system for neuromodulation of human nervous tissue through direct current stimulation comprising:
- a. at least two electrodes (109, 110) applied on the skin of a human subject;
b. at least one device for the administration of electrical current (101) connected to the two electrodes (109, 110);
c. a control device (100) connected to one or more devices for the administration of the direct current (101) through a communication channel (108) also supposed unsafe;
wherein the device for electrical current administration (101) is enabled to treatment delivery (102) only according to the modalities defined in a prescription (105) made by a specialized subject (103) and only after having received from the control device (100) a positive result (107) of the verification of the credentials (106) of the subject who is making the prescription (103).
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Abstract
The invention proposes a system and a method for controlling the process of prescription and administration of direct current stimulation treatments in humans. In the proposed system, the stimulation parameters are all set by a specialist whose credentials are verified through a specific control device different from the device that delivers electrical stimulation. The stimulating device can deliver the stimulation only if the credentials of the specialized subject making the prescription are verified and if the prescription is made according to safety criteria. The system is composed by at least one device for the administration of electrical current connected to two electrodes applied over the skin and by a control device. The control device is connected to one or more devices for the administration of the direct current through a communication channel. The specialist gives his own credentials and is authorized at making the prescription and, accordingly, programming the stimulating device. The prescription defines the stimulus intensity, waveform, polarity, duration, the minimum interval between two consecutive stimulations and the maximum number of stimulations allowed. The stimulating device delivers the stimulation only if the credentials of the specialist are verified and only according to the prescription.
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23 Claims
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1. A system for neuromodulation of human nervous tissue through direct current stimulation comprising:
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a. at least two electrodes (109, 110) applied on the skin of a human subject; b. at least one device for the administration of electrical current (101) connected to the two electrodes (109, 110); c. a control device (100) connected to one or more devices for the administration of the direct current (101) through a communication channel (108) also supposed unsafe; wherein the device for electrical current administration (101) is enabled to treatment delivery (102) only according to the modalities defined in a prescription (105) made by a specialized subject (103) and only after having received from the control device (100) a positive result (107) of the verification of the credentials (106) of the subject who is making the prescription (103). - 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)
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