Method and means for electrical stimulation of cutaneous sensory receptors
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1. An electrode plate comprising:
- an electrically non-conductive plate element having a front face and a rear face; and
a pattern of needle-like (NL) electrodes and flat conductive plate (CP) electrodes disposed on the front face of the plate element in two or more electrode combinations, each of the two or more electrode combinations having at least one NL electrode configured to apply electrical stimulation to cutaneous thin Aδ
/C fibers and at least one CP electrode configured to apply electrical stimulation to cutaneous large Aβ
fibers, and each of the CP electrodes being physically spaced and electrically separate from any needle-like protrusions on the front face of the plate element,wherein the needle-like protrusions include the NL electrodes.
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Abstract
Electrode plate comprising a stiff or flexible electrically non-conductive plate element having a front face and a rear face and a pattern of needle-like (NL) electrodes for electrical stimulation of cutaneous thin Aδ/C fibers and conductive plate (CP) electrodes for electrical stimulation cutaneous large Aβ fibers disposed on the front face.
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33 Claims
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1. An electrode plate comprising:
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an electrically non-conductive plate element having a front face and a rear face; and a pattern of needle-like (NL) electrodes and flat conductive plate (CP) electrodes disposed on the front face of the plate element in two or more electrode combinations, each of the two or more electrode combinations having at least one NL electrode configured to apply electrical stimulation to cutaneous thin Aδ
/C fibers and at least one CP electrode configured to apply electrical stimulation to cutaneous large Aβ
fibers, and each of the CP electrodes being physically spaced and electrically separate from any needle-like protrusions on the front face of the plate element,wherein the needle-like protrusions include the NL electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 29)
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17. An assembly for administration of electrical stimulation to the skin of a person comprising:
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an electrode plate comprising; an electrically non-conductive plate element having a front face and a rear face, and a pattern of needle-like (NL) electrodes and flat conductive plate (CP) electrodes disposed on the front face of the plate element in two or more electrode combinations, each of the two or more electrode combinations having at least one NL electrode configured to apply electrical stimulation to cutaneous thin Aδ
/C fibers and at least one CP electrode configured to apply electrical stimulation to cutaneous large Aβ
fibers; anda multi-channel stimulator unit configured to separately address the NL and CP electrodes for applying consecutive electrical stimulation to cutaneous thin Aδ
/C fibers via the NL electrodes and electrical stimulation to cutaneous large Aβ
fibers via the CP electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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30. A treatment device comprising:
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an electrode plate made of electrically non-conductive material having a front face and a rear face; a plurality of needle-like (NL) electrodes disposed on the front face of the electrode plate; a plurality of flat conductive plate (CP) electrodes disposed on the front face of the electrode plate physically spaced and electrically separate from any needle-like protrusions on the front face of the electrode plate, the needle-like protrusions including the NL electrodes; and a stimulator for concurrently applying electrical stimulation to cutaneous large Aβ
fibers via the CP electrodes and to cutaneous thin Aδ
/C fibers via the NL electrodes,wherein the plurality of NL electrodes and the plurality of CP electrodes are disposed on the front face of the electrode plate in two or more electrode combinations, each of the two or more electrode combinations having at least one NL electrode and at least one CP electrode. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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32. A treatment device comprising:
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an electrode plate made of electrically non-conductive material having a front face and a rear face; a plurality of needle-like (NL) electrodes disposed on the front face of the electrode plate; a plurality of flat conductive plate (CP) electrodes disposed on the front face of the electrode plate physically spaced and electrically separate from any needle-like protrusions on the front face of the electrode plate, the needle-like protrusions including the NL electrodes; and a stimulator for concurrently administering transcutaneous electrical stimulation via the CP electrodes and intracutaneous electrical stimulation via the NL electrodes, wherein the plurality of NL electrodes and the plurality of CP electrodes are disposed on the front face of the electrode plate in two or more electrode combinations, each of the two or more electrode combinations having at least one NL electrode and at least one CP electrode. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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