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Nausea control device

  • US 4,981,146 A
  • Filed: 02/06/1990
  • Issued: 01/01/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/21/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A nausea control device for suppressing nausea by electrical stimulation of the pericardium six (P6) acupuncture point at a human wrist, said device comprising:

  • a wristwatch-like housing having a size and shape adapted to be worn on the human wrist;

    a pair of electrodes carried by said housing in spaced relation to each other;

    circuit means mounted within said housing and electrically coupled to said electrodes, said circuit means having means for delivering a pulsed electrical stimulation signal of selected amplitude and cycle rate to said electrodes; and

    wristband means connected to said housing and adapted to be fastened about the human wrist to orient said housing and said electrodes in a position generally closely overlying the P6 acupuncture point, such that said stimulation signal delivered to said electrodes stimulates the wrist generally at the P6 acupuncture point to suppress nausea.

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