SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING ELECTRICAL STIMULATION SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING THERAPY TO LARGE ANIMALS
First Claim
1. An electrical stimulation system for providing non-invasive therapeutic stimulation to a large animal, the stimulation system comprising:
- a surcingle configured and arranged for placement around a girth of the large animal, the surcingle comprisingan elongated first element having an inner surface, an outer surface, a first end, and an opposing second end, wherein the first element comprises a non-stretchable material, andan elongated second element having a first end and an opposing second end, the first end of the second element coupleable to the first end of the first element and the second end of the second element coupleable to the second end of the first element, wherein the second element comprises a material that is significantly more stretchable than the material of the first element;
a plurality of foam wedges disposed on the inner surface of the first element, the plurality of foam wedges configured and arranged for disposing on either side of a spine of the large animal when the surcingle is disposed around the girth of the large animal;
a control module coupleable to the first element, the control module comprising a signal generator configured and arranged for generating electrical signals;
at least one lead having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the lead electrically coupleable to the control module;
at least one treatment electrode disposed at the distal end of the at least one lead, the at least one treatment electrode having a conductive inner surface configured and arranged for disposing over skin of the large animal at a target stimulation location, the at least one treatment electrode configured and arranged to transmit to the target stimulation location the electrical signals generated by the signal generator; and
at least one return electrode disposed on the inner surface of the first element, the at least one return electrode electrically coupled to the control module and configured and arranged to receive at least some of the electrical signals transmitted from the at least one treatment electrode.
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Abstract
An electrical stimulation system for providing non-invasive therapeutic stimulation to a large animal includes a surcingle for placement around a girth of the large animal. The surcingle includes a non-stretchable first element and a stretchable second element. Foam wedges are disposed on the first element for flanking a spine of the large animal during stimulation. A control module with a signal generator is coupleable to the first element. A treatment electrode is disposed on a lead that is electrically coupleable to the control module. The treatment electrode has a conductive inner surface for disposing over skin of the large animal at a target stimulation location. The treatment electrode transmits to the target stimulation location electrical signals received from the signal generator. A return electrode disposed on the first element is electrically coupled to the control module and receives electrical signals output from the treatment electrode.
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26 Claims
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1. An electrical stimulation system for providing non-invasive therapeutic stimulation to a large animal, the stimulation system comprising:
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a surcingle configured and arranged for placement around a girth of the large animal, the surcingle comprising an elongated first element having an inner surface, an outer surface, a first end, and an opposing second end, wherein the first element comprises a non-stretchable material, and an elongated second element having a first end and an opposing second end, the first end of the second element coupleable to the first end of the first element and the second end of the second element coupleable to the second end of the first element, wherein the second element comprises a material that is significantly more stretchable than the material of the first element; a plurality of foam wedges disposed on the inner surface of the first element, the plurality of foam wedges configured and arranged for disposing on either side of a spine of the large animal when the surcingle is disposed around the girth of the large animal; a control module coupleable to the first element, the control module comprising a signal generator configured and arranged for generating electrical signals; at least one lead having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the lead electrically coupleable to the control module; at least one treatment electrode disposed at the distal end of the at least one lead, the at least one treatment electrode having a conductive inner surface configured and arranged for disposing over skin of the large animal at a target stimulation location, the at least one treatment electrode configured and arranged to transmit to the target stimulation location the electrical signals generated by the signal generator; and at least one return electrode disposed on the inner surface of the first element, the at least one return electrode electrically coupled to the control module and configured and arranged to receive at least some of the electrical signals transmitted from the at least one treatment electrode. - 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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24. An electrical stimulation system for providing therapeutic stimulation to a large animal, the stimulation system comprising:
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a signal generator disposed in a control module, the signal generator configured and arranged to generate electrical signals; a control-module holder configured and arranged for disposing on the large animal, the control-module holder configured and arranged for retaining the control module; at least one coiled lead having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the lead electrically coupleable to the control module; at least one treatment electrode disposed at the distal end of the at least one lead, the at least one treatment electrode having a conductive inner surface configured and arranged for disposing against skin of the large animal at a target stimulation location, the at least one treatment electrode configured and arranged to transmit to the target stimulation location the electrical signals generated by the signal generator; at least one return wire having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the at least one return wire electrically coupled to the control module; and at least one return electrode disposed at the distal end of the at least one return wire, the at least one return electrode having a conductive inner surface configured and arranged for disposing against skin of the large animal at a signal-receiving location that is remote from the target stimulation location, the at least one return electrode configured and arranged to receive at least some of the electrical signals transmitted to the target stimulation location and propagate those received electrical signals to the control module. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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