SELF-CONTAINED ADHESIVE PATCH FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION FOR PAIN RELIEF AND MUSCLE FATIGUE

• US 20130338729A1
• Filed: 08/10/2012
• Published: 12/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Donald Spector
• Original Assignee: Donald Spector
• Inventors: SPECTOR, Donald
• Application Number:
  US13/571,705
• Publication Number:
  US 20130338729A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/46
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/0492 Patch electrodes A61N1/0412, A61N1/0428 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36021 for treatment of pain

Abstract

An electrical stimulation device has a flexible base, an adhesive applied to a bottom side of the base and an electrical stimulation device connected to the base. The electrical stimulation device comprises a power source, an electrical stimulator connected to the power source, and a controller for turning the power source on and off.

Claims

1. An electrical stimulation device comprising:

a flexible base having a top side and a bottom side;

an adhesive applied to at least a portion of the bottom side of said base; and

an electrical stimulation device connected to the base;

the electrical stimulation device comprising;

(a) a power source;

(b) an electrical stimulator connected to the power source; and

(c) a controller controlling the power source;

wherein when the based is attached to a person'"'"'s skin with the adhesive, the electrical stimulator delivers electrical stimulation to the person.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the power source is a battery.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein the base is made of woven or nonwoven fabric or plastic.

4. The device according to claim 1, wherein the electrical stimulator comprises electrical lead wires connected to the battery and a quantity of conductive paste attached to the flexible base, wherein the lead wires are in contact with the conductive paste to transmit electricity from the wires through the conductive paste.

5. The device according to claim 1, wherein the controller comprises a microprocessor connected to the battery, and a wireless control device adapted to communicate with the microprocessor to control the power supply from the battery.

6. The device according to claim 5, wherein the wireless control device is a smartphone or a personal computer.

7. The device according to claim 1, wherein the flexible base is made of woven or nonwoven fabric.

8. The device according to claim 4, wherein the adhesive extends around a perimeter of the base and surrounds the conductive paste.

9. The device according to claim 1, wherein the electrically conductive paste comprises silicone or epoxy resin in combination with a metal selected from the group consisting of silver, copper, nickel and aluminum.

10. The patch according to claim 5, wherein the wireless control device is adapted to turn the power from the battery off and on, and control the amount of current through the leads.