Portable TENS apparatus and method of use thereof
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1. A portable TENS apparatus comprising:
- (a) a housing having a lower surface;
(b) a pair of integral electrodes that are incorporated in the lower surface of the housing;
(c) a pulse driver that is located within the housing and adapted to generate a program of pulse waveforms, each of which comprises an asymmetrical biphasic square waveform, wherein the program of pulse waveforms comprises a first stage period of gate-control theory electrical current therapy for pain relief in a first stage, followed by a second stage period of opiate release theory electrical current therapy for pain relief in a second stage and a third stage period of gate-control theory electrical current therapy for pain relief in a third stage, wherein;
(d) in stage one;
(i) the waveform is applied in pulsed modulated frequencies ranging between 80 Hz and 120 Hz;
(ii) the frequency modulation time is sixteen seconds;
(iii) the frequency change interval is one second;
(iv) the pulse width is 120 μ
sec;
(v) the frequency of the waveform ramps up over a period of sixteen seconds from 80 Hz to 120 Hz, and then ramps down over a period of sixteen seconds from 120 Hz to 80 Hz, with this ramp-up and ramp-down sequence being repeated over a first stage period of five minutes, with the ending frequency being 110 Hz;
(e) between stage one and stage two, the frequency of the waveform ramps down during a first intermediate period of fourteen seconds from 110 Hz to 5 Hz, with the pulse width remaining at 120 μ
sec;
(f) in stage two;
(i) the waveform is applied in pulsed modulated frequencies ranging between 5 Hz and 10 Hz;
(ii) the frequency modulation time is five seconds;
(iii) the frequency change interval is one second;
(iv) the pulse width is 240 μ
sec;
(v) the frequency of the waveform ramps up over a period of five seconds from 5 Hz to 10 Hz and then ramps down over a period of five seconds from 10 Hz to 5 Hz, with this ramp-up and ramp-down sequence being repeated over a second stage period of twenty minutes, with the ending frequency being 5 Hz;
(g) between stage two and stage three, the frequency of the waveform ramps up from 5 Hz to 80 Hz during a second intermediate period of thirteen seconds, with the pulse width remaining at 240 μ
sec;
(h) in stage three;
(i) the waveform is applied in pulsed modulated frequencies ranging between 80 Hz and 120 Hz;
(ii) the frequency modulation time is sixteen seconds;
(iii) the frequency change interval is one second;
(iv) the frequency of the waveform ramps up over a period of sixteen seconds from 80 Hz to 120 Hz, and then ramps down over a period of sixteen seconds from 120 Hz to 80 Hz, with this ramp-up and ramp-down sequence being repeated for a third stage period of five minutes, with the ending frequency being 110 Hz;
(i) after stage three, the frequency of the waveform ramps down from 110 Hz to 0 Hz during a third intermediate period of fifteen seconds, with the pulse width remaining at 120 μ
sec.
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Abstract
A TENS apparatus includes a portable TENS device having a housing with a lower surface, a pair of integral electrodes that are incorporated in the lower surface of the housing, and a pulse driver that is located within the housing and adapted to generate a program of pulse waveforms, each of which is an asymmetrical biphasic square waveform.
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1. A portable TENS apparatus comprising:
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(a) a housing having a lower surface; (b) a pair of integral electrodes that are incorporated in the lower surface of the housing; (c) a pulse driver that is located within the housing and adapted to generate a program of pulse waveforms, each of which comprises an asymmetrical biphasic square waveform, wherein the program of pulse waveforms comprises a first stage period of gate-control theory electrical current therapy for pain relief in a first stage, followed by a second stage period of opiate release theory electrical current therapy for pain relief in a second stage and a third stage period of gate-control theory electrical current therapy for pain relief in a third stage, wherein; (d) in stage one; (i) the waveform is applied in pulsed modulated frequencies ranging between 80 Hz and 120 Hz; (ii) the frequency modulation time is sixteen seconds; (iii) the frequency change interval is one second; (iv) the pulse width is 120 μ
sec;(v) the frequency of the waveform ramps up over a period of sixteen seconds from 80 Hz to 120 Hz, and then ramps down over a period of sixteen seconds from 120 Hz to 80 Hz, with this ramp-up and ramp-down sequence being repeated over a first stage period of five minutes, with the ending frequency being 110 Hz; (e) between stage one and stage two, the frequency of the waveform ramps down during a first intermediate period of fourteen seconds from 110 Hz to 5 Hz, with the pulse width remaining at 120 μ
sec;(f) in stage two; (i) the waveform is applied in pulsed modulated frequencies ranging between 5 Hz and 10 Hz; (ii) the frequency modulation time is five seconds; (iii) the frequency change interval is one second; (iv) the pulse width is 240 μ
sec;(v) the frequency of the waveform ramps up over a period of five seconds from 5 Hz to 10 Hz and then ramps down over a period of five seconds from 10 Hz to 5 Hz, with this ramp-up and ramp-down sequence being repeated over a second stage period of twenty minutes, with the ending frequency being 5 Hz; (g) between stage two and stage three, the frequency of the waveform ramps up from 5 Hz to 80 Hz during a second intermediate period of thirteen seconds, with the pulse width remaining at 240 μ
sec;(h) in stage three; (i) the waveform is applied in pulsed modulated frequencies ranging between 80 Hz and 120 Hz; (ii) the frequency modulation time is sixteen seconds; (iii) the frequency change interval is one second; (iv) the frequency of the waveform ramps up over a period of sixteen seconds from 80 Hz to 120 Hz, and then ramps down over a period of sixteen seconds from 120 Hz to 80 Hz, with this ramp-up and ramp-down sequence being repeated for a third stage period of five minutes, with the ending frequency being 110 Hz; (i) after stage three, the frequency of the waveform ramps down from 110 Hz to 0 Hz during a third intermediate period of fifteen seconds, with the pulse width remaining at 120 μ
sec.
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Current AssigneeModular Therapeutx, LLC
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Original AssigneeModular Therapeutx, LLC
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InventorsThomas, Charles M., Hagy, D. Keith, Riker, Donald Kay, Pollock, Nathan Anderson, Ryan, Brad Peter, Rodezno, Lee Anthony, Nyssen, Troy Christiaan
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Primary Examiner(s)Patel, Niketa
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Assistant Examiner(s)Hankins, Lindsey G
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Application NumberUS13/738,610Publication NumberTime in Patent Office782 DaysField of Search607/1, 607/2, 607/45, 607/46US Class Current607/46CPC Class CodesA61N 1/025 Digital circuitry features ...A61N 1/0456 Specially adapted for trans...A61N 1/36021 for treatment of painA61N 1/36034 specified by the stimulatio...
