TRANSCUTANEOUS STIMULATOR AND STIMULATION METHOD

• US 3,817,254 A
• Filed: 05/08/1972
• Issued: 06/18/1974
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/1972
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Donald D. Maurer
• Original Assignee: Donald D. Maurer
• Inventors: Maurer, Donald D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kamm, William E.
• Application Number:
  US05/251,280
• Time in Patent Office: 771 Days
• Field of Search: 128/1C,2.1R,419C,419E,419R,420,421,422,423
• US Class Current: 607/46
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36021 for treatment of pain

Abstract

A transcutaneous stimulator for stimulating portions of the body. The output of the stimulator is a stimulating pulse having frequency components falling within predetermined frequency band limits so as to optimally excite touch nerve fibres relative to nociceptor or pain receptor nerve fibres.

Claims

1. A stimulator adapted for use as a transcutaneous stimulator for the purpose of organic pain suppression which comprises:

pulse generator means;

filter means for transforming the pulses of the pulse generator means into output pulses each comprising a plurality of frequency components having substantially 90 percent of their energy throughout substantially 100-5,000 Hz; and

output means connected to said filter means for applying said transformed pulses transcutaneously.

2. The stimulator of claim 1 wherein the transformed pulses are full cycle pulses.

3. The stimulator of claim 1 wherein the transformed pulses are half cycle pulses.

4. The stimulator of claim 1 wherein said output means further comprises constant current means for regulating the current output of said filter means.

5. A transcutaneous stimulator which comprises:

means for producing a series of pulses, each of said pulses having frequency components substantially 90 percent of the energy of which falls within substantially 100-5,000 Hz and output means connected to said pulse series producing means.

6. The transcutaneous stimulator of claim 5 wherein the pulses are full cycle pulses.

7. The transcutaneous stimulator of claim 5 wherein the pulses are half cycle pulses.

8. A method of transcutaneous stimulation which comprises the steps of:

producing a series of pulses, each of said pulses comprising a plurality of frequency components having substantially 90 percent of their energy throughout substantially 100-5,000 Hz; and

applying the pulses to the portion of the body.