Devices and methods for transcutaneous electrical neural stimulation
First Claim
1. A method of performing improved dental treatments using transcutaneous electrical neural stimulation on a human patient, the method comprising:
- securing a first input electrode over a left trapezius muscle region of the patient;
securing a second input electrode over a right trapezius muscle region of the patient;
securing a third input electrode over a left posterior cervical and suboccipital muscle region of the patient;
securing a fourth input electrode over a right posterior cervical and suboccipital muscle region of the patient;
securing a fifth input electrode over a left preauricular area of the patient;
securing a sixth input electrode over a right preauricular area of the patient;
supplying a first electrical current to each of the first and second electrodes;
supplying a second electrical current to each of the third and fourth electrodes;
supplying a third electrical current to each of the fifth and sixth electrodes; and
measuring an occlusion resulting from the first, second, and third supplied electrical currents to verify a desired head and neck rest position of the patient.
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Abstract
In an inventive method of performing transcutaneous electrical neural stimulation on a human patient, first and second input electrodes are secured over left and right trapezius muscle regions of the patient. Third and fourth input electrodes are secured over left and right posterior cervical and suboccipital muscle regions of the patient. Fifth and sixth input electrodes are secured over left and right preauricular areas of the patient. A first electrical current is supplied to each of the first and second electrodes. A second electrical current is supplied to each of the third and fourth electrodes. A third electrical current is supplied to each of the fifth and sixth electrodes.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of performing improved dental treatments using transcutaneous electrical neural stimulation on a human patient, the method comprising:
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securing a first input electrode over a left trapezius muscle region of the patient; securing a second input electrode over a right trapezius muscle region of the patient; securing a third input electrode over a left posterior cervical and suboccipital muscle region of the patient; securing a fourth input electrode over a right posterior cervical and suboccipital muscle region of the patient; securing a fifth input electrode over a left preauricular area of the patient; securing a sixth input electrode over a right preauricular area of the patient; supplying a first electrical current to each of the first and second electrodes; supplying a second electrical current to each of the third and fourth electrodes; supplying a third electrical current to each of the fifth and sixth electrodes; and measuring an occlusion resulting from the first, second, and third supplied electrical currents to verify a desired head and neck rest position of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 19, 20)
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13. A device for performing transcutaneous electrical neural stimulation, the device comprising:
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a power source; a first set of electrodes in electrical communication with the power source, the first set of electrodes comprising first and second input electrodes and a first output electrode; a second set of electrodes in electrical communication with the power source, the second set of electrodes comprising third and fourth input electrodes and a second output electrode; a third set of electrodes in electrical communication with the power source, the third set of electrodes comprising fifth and sixth input electrodes and a third output electrode; a current generating mechanism electrically connected to the power source for generating a first electrical current between each of the first and second input electrodes and the first output electrode, for generating a second electrical current between each of the third and fourth input electrodes and the second output electrode, and for generating a third electrical current between each of the fifth and sixth input electrodes and the third output electrode; and an amplitude control mechanism for selectively controlling intensity any one or more of the corresponding first, second, and third electrical currents. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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