ELECTRONIC STIMULATION DEVICE, METHOD OF TREATMENT AND ELECTRONIC STIMULATION SYSTEM

• US 20160045735A1
• Filed: 10/28/2015
• Published: 02/18/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GiMer Medical Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: GiMer Medical Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: CHANG, Chi-Heng, LIN, Chii-Wann, LIN, Wei-Tso, CHENG, Chan-Yi
• Granted Patent: US 10,086,201 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/0551 Spinal or peripheral nerve electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/0556 Cuff electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/06 for high-frequency therapy
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36071 Pain
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/3616 Voltage density or current density
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36171 Frequency

Abstract

An electronic stimulation device is adapted for electrically stimulating a target zone of an organism with relative low pain sensations without generating relative much sensations of paresthesia. The electronic stimulation device comprises at least one electronic stimulation unit. The electronic stimulation unit includes at least one first electrode and at least one second electrode. The electronic stimulation unit receives a high-frequency electrical stimulation signal to impel the first electrode and the second electrode to generate an electric field. The range of the electric field covers the target zone, and the electric field strength ranges from 100 V/m to 1000 V/m. The frequency of the high-frequency electrical stimulation signal ranges from 200 KHz to 1000 KHz.

Claims

1. An electronic stimulation device for electrically stimulating a target zone of an organism with relative low pain sensations without generating relative much sensations of paresthesia, comprising:

at least one electronic stimulation unit including at least one first electrode and at least one second electrode, wherein the electronic stimulation unit delivers a high-frequency electrical stimulation signal to impel the first electrode and the second electrode to generate an electric field, the range of the electric field covers the target zone, and the electric field strength ranges from 100 V/m to 1000 V/m,

wherein the frequency of the high-frequency electrical stimulation signal ranges from 200 KHz to 1000 KHz.

2. The electronic stimulation device according to claim 1, wherein the high-frequency electrical stimulation signal is a pulse signal and its pulse frequency ranges from 0 to 1 KHz.

3. The electronic stimulation device according to claim 1, wherein the frequency of the high-frequency electrical stimulation signal ranges from 200 KHz to 450 KHz or ranges from 550 KHz to 1000 KHz.

4. The electronic stimulation device according to claim 1, wherein the voltage of the high-frequency electrical stimulation signal ranges from −

10V to −

1V or ranges from 1V to 10V.

5. The electronic stimulation device according to claim 1, wherein the current of the high-frequency electrical stimulation signal ranges from 2 mA to 50 mA.

6. The electronic stimulation device according to claim 1, wherein the distance from the first electrode to the second electrode ranges from 1 mm to 7 mm, and the distance between the first electrode, the second electrode and the target zone ranges from 0 to 10 mm.

7. The electronic stimulation device according to claim 1, wherein the high-frequency electrical stimulation signal is adapted to block the neurotransmission in the target zone.

8. The electronic stimulation device according to claim 1, wherein the target zone is brain, vertebral column, dorsal root ganglion and/or spinal dorsal horn.

9. The electronic stimulation device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic stimulation unit receives a low-frequency electrical stimulation signal, and the frequency of the low-frequency electrical stimulation signal is less than 1 KHz.

10. A method of treatment applied to electrically stimulate a target zone of an organism by a stimulation device with relative low pain sensations without generating relative much sensations of paresthesia, wherein the stimulation device includes an electronic stimulation unit including at least one first electrode and at least one second electrode, comprising:

placing the electronic stimulation unit near the target zone;

delivering a high-frequency electrical stimulation signal by the electronic stimulation unit;

generating an electric field covering the target zone by the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the electric field strength ranges from 100 V/m to 1000 V/m; and

electrically stimulating the target zone;

wherein the frequency of the high-frequency electrical stimulation signal ranges from 200 KHz to 1000 KHz.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the high-frequency electrical stimulation signal is a pulse signal and its pulse frequency ranges from 0 to 1 KHz.

12. The method according to claim 10, wherein the frequency of the high-frequency electrical stimulation signal ranges from 200 KHz to 450 KHz or ranges from 550 KHz to 1000 KHz.

13. The method according to claim 10, wherein the voltage of the high-frequency electrical stimulation signal ranges from −

10V to −

1V or ranges from 1V to 10V.

14. The method according to claim 10, wherein the current of the high-frequency electrical stimulation signal ranges from 2 mA to 50 mA.

15. The method according to claim 10, wherein the high-frequency electrical stimulation signal is used by the electronic stimulation device to block the neurotransmission in the target zone.

16. The method according to claim 10, wherein the target zone is brain, vertebral column, dorsal root ganglion and/or spinal dorsal horn.

17. An electronic stimulation system, comprising:

a control unit; and

an electronic stimulation device comprising at least one electronic stimulation unit including at least one first electrode and at least one second electrode, wherein the controller directs the electronic stimulation unit to deliver a high-frequency electrical stimulation signal to impel the first electrode and the second electrode to generate an electric field, the range of the electric field covers the target zone and the electric field strength ranges from 100 V/m to 1000 V/m for electrically stimulating the target zone,

wherein the frequency of the high-frequency electrical stimulation signal ranges from 200 KHz to 1000 KHz.

18. The electronic stimulation system according to claim 17, wherein the frequency of the high-frequency electrical stimulation signal ranges from 200 KHz to 450 KHz or ranges from 550 KHz to 1000 KHz.

19. The electronic stimulation system according to claim 17, wherein the voltage of the high-frequency electrical stimulation signal ranges from −

10V to −

1V or ranges from 1V to 10V.

20. The electronic stimulation system according to claim 17, wherein the current of the high-frequency electrical stimulation signal ranges from 2 mA to 50 mA.