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Method and structure of preventing and treating ileus, and reducing acute pain by electrical pulse stimulation

  • US 3,911,930 A
  • Filed: 03/01/1974
  • Issued: 10/14/1975
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/01/1974
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. The method of treating pain in the human body as a result of experiencing a traumatic condition such as surgery or accidental trauma including the steps of:

  • a. generating a series of electrical rectangular, single frequency, fixed duration pulses within the range of 50-1000 microseconds duration and the repetition frequency range of approximately 10-300 pulses per second and of substantially constant amplitude;

    b. securing at least a pair of rectangular body electrodes in juxtaposition on the skin surface and parallel to the localized area of traumatic pain in the body;

    c. and applying said series of electrical pulses to said body via said electrodes with a current density of 1-50 microamperes per square millimeter continuously for a period of 20-30 minutes every 2-4 hours until the pain caused by said traumatic condition is observed to be substantially overcome.

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