ELECTRONIC STIMULATION DEVICE, METHOD OF TREATMENT AND ELECTRONIC STIMULATION SYSTEM

• US 20180126163A1
• Filed: 01/04/2018
• Published: 05/10/2018
• 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, WANG, Mei-Ching
• Granted Patent: US 10,639,476 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/0551 Spinal or peripheral nerve electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36062 Spinal stimulation
• 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. 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 an 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 electronic stimulation unit comprises a plurality of subunits and each subunit comprises at least one first electrode and at least one second electrode. An electronic stimulation system and the manufacturing method thereof are also provided.

Claims

1. An electronic stimulation device for electrically stimulating a target zone of an organism, 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 an 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 electronic stimulation unit comprises a plurality of subunits and each subunit comprises at least one first electrode and at least one second electrode,

wherein in each subunit the first electrode is separated from the second electrode with a first distance, and each subunit is separated from each other in a second distance, and the first distance is smaller than the second distance.

2. The electronic stimulation device according to claim 1, wherein the total amount of the electrodes in at least one of the subunits is at least three, and in said at least one subunit, there are two first electrodes and one second electrode or there are one first electrode and two second electrodes.

3. The electronic stimulation device according to claim 1, wherein the total amount of the electrodes in at least one of the subunits is at least four, and in said at least one subunit, there are two first electrodes and two second electrodes.

4. The electronic stimulation device according to claim 1, wherein the span of these subunits is no longer than 15% of a whole length of the electronic stimulation unit.

5. The electronic stimulation device according to claim 1, wherein the total amount of the subunits is at least three.

6. The electronic stimulation device according to claim 1, wherein each subunit is configured to be disposed corresponding to one level of the spine of the organism.

7. The electronic stimulation device according to claim 1, wherein the frequency of the electrical stimulation signal ranges from 200 KHz to 1000 KHz.

8. The electronic stimulation device according to claim 1, wherein the target zone is selected from the group consisting of a brain, a vertebral column, a dorsal root ganglion, a dorsal root, a dorsal horn, a spinothalamic tract, and a dorsal root entry zone of a spinal cord.

9. An electronic stimulation system, comprising:

a controller; 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 an 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 electronic stimulation unit comprises a plurality of subunits and each subunit comprises at least one first electrode and at least one second electrode,

wherein in each subunit the first electrode is separated from the second electrode with a first distance, and each subunit is separated from each other in a second distance, and the first distance is smaller than the second distance.

10. The electronic stimulation system according to claim 9, wherein the total amount of the electrodes in at least one of the subunits is at least three, and in said at least one subunit, there are two first electrodes and one second electrode or there are one first electrode and two second electrodes.

11. The electronic stimulation system according to claim 9, wherein the total amount of the electrodes in at least one of the subunits is at least four, and in said at least one subunit, there are two first electrodes and two second electrodes.

12. The electronic stimulation system according to claim 11, wherein the span of these subunits is no longer than 15% of a whole length of the electronic stimulation unit.

13. The electronic stimulation system according to claim 9, wherein the total amount of the subunits is at least three.

14. The electronic stimulation system according to claim 9, wherein each subunit is configured to be disposed corresponding to one level of the spine of the organism.

15. The electronic stimulation system according to claim 9, wherein the frequency of the electrical stimulation signal ranges from 200 KHz to 1000 KHz.

16. The electronic stimulation system according to claim 9, wherein the target zone is selected from the group consisting of a brain, a vertebral column, a dorsal root ganglion, a dorsal root, a dorsal horn, a spinothalamic tract, and a dorsal root entry zone of a spinal cord.

17. A method of manufacturing an electronic stimulation device, wherein the electronic stimulation device is configured to electrically stimulate a target zone of an organism, comprising:

providing at least one electronic stimulation unit which comprises at least one first electrode and at least one second electrode, wherein the electronic stimulation unit is configured to deliver an 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 electronic stimulation unit comprises a plurality of subunits and each subunit comprises at least one first electrode and at least one second electrode, and

wherein in each subunit the first electrode is separated from the second electrode with a first distance, and each subunit is separated from each other in a second distance, and the first distance is smaller than the second distance.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the total amount of the electrodes in at least one of the subunits is at least three, and in said at least one subunit, there are two first electrodes and one second electrode or there are one first electrode and two second electrodes.

19. The method according to claim 17, wherein the total amount of the electrodes in at least one of the subunits is at least four, and in said at least one subunit, there are two first electrodes and two second electrodes.

20. The method according to claim 17, wherein the span of these subunits is no longer than 15% of a whole length of the electronic stimulation unit.