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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8131381 | Electrotherapeutic device having an electrode array An electrotherapy device having an array of post electrodes that includes a body housing having a top surface; a plurality of apertures formed through the top surface of the body housing; a support member positioned within the body housing; and a plurality of post e... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8024050 | Lead for stimulating the baroreceptors in the pulmonary artery An apparatus includes a flexible lead body extending from a proximal end to a distal end, an expandable electrode coupled proximate the distal end, the expandable electrode having an expanded diameter dimensioned to abut a wall of a pulmonary artery, and an implanta... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7660636 | Electrical stimulation device and method for the treatment of dysphagia An electrical stimulation device and method for the treatment of dysphagia is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, the electrical stimulation device includes one or more channels of electrodes each of which includes a first electrode positioned in electrical contac... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7395116 | Lead body-to-connector transition zone A medical electrical lead includes a lead body and a connector terminal. A conductor extends from the lead body to the connector terminal along a helical path through a transition zone. ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7386347 | Electric stimilator for alpha-wave derivation An electric stimulator for alpha-wave derivation is characterized in that frequency selected from a range of 1 Hz to 50 Hz, preferably, 7 Hz to 14 Hz, and an output voltage are applied to auricle of a patient's ears to derive alpha-waves, and that cycle and intensit... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7369895 | Method for applying variable electro-muscle stimulation and system therefor A method for applying variable electro-muscle stimulation (EMS) to an exercising person includes a belt having a plurality of electrodes placed around the abdomen at the rectus abdominis and obliques. The person then gets into an exercise apparatus which has a rotat... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7346382 | Brain stimulation models, systems, devices, and methods This document discusses, among other things, brain stimulation models, systems, devices, and methods, such as for deep brain stimulation (DBS) or other electrical stimulation. A model computes a volume of influence region for a simulated electrical stimulation using... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7239927 | Implantable medical device including self-bootstrapped therapy pulse output circuit switches An implantable medical device (IMD) includes one or more semiconductor switches and one or more switch driver circuits. The semiconductor switches, in response to one or more switch-on and switch-off commands that each have a voltage magnitude, switch between a cond... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7239926 | Selection of neurostimulator parameter configurations using genetic algorithms In general, the invention is directed to a technique for selection of parameter configurations for a neurostimulator using genetic algorithms. The technique may be employed by a programming device to allow a clinician to select parameter configurations, and then pro... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7233829 | Electric field shark repellent wet suit An article of clothing for use in water includes an electroactive material integrated into the clothing, at least one electrode integrated into the clothing and wherein the electroactive material is adapted to release electrical impulses into the water. A method of ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7233828 | Self-contained electrotherapy A device for applying a therapeutic electrical field to a user's body includes an electroactive material shaped for application to a user body to provide a therapeutic electric field in response to pressure applied to the electroactive material and one or more elect... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7231249 | Methods, apparatus, and systems for multiple stimulation from a single stimulator Methods, apparatus, and systems are provided to stimulate multiple sites in a heart. A controller senses electrical activity associated with sinus rhythm of the heart. A signal generator is configured to generate an electrical signal for stimulating the heart. Based... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7221981 | Electrode geometries for efficient neural stimulation Electrodes designed in accordance with the present invention may selectively employ arc shaped contacts; variations in contact number, positioning, spacing, and/or distribution; variations in contact area, size, or periphery; and/or on-electrode conductive links or ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7181272 | Cardiac restraint with electrode attachment sites The invention is directed to techniques for electrode placement around a heart. A harness having one or more attachment sites may be secured around the heart, and electrodes may be secured at the attachment sites as desired by the physician for the patient. The elec... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7177696 | Multiple selectable field/current-voltage pads having individually powered and controlled cells A method and apparatus for speeding the healing process of soft tissues, bone fractures, cancerous tissue, nerve pathways and other body tissues wherein a portable base comprising a plurality of cells is applied with the cells facing or encircling the wound. The cel... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7158828 | System and method for timing synchronized pacing A device and method for cardiac rhythm management in which a heart chamber is paced in accordance with sense signals from the opposite chamber or other distant cardiac site. The method is particularly useful in delivering cardiac resynchronization therapy. ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7151964 | Device and method for multi-phase radio-frequency ablation Multi-phase RF ablation employing a two-dimensional or three-dimensional electrode array produces a multitude of currents paths on the surface of the ablation zone. This results in a uniform lesion with a size defined by the span of the electrode array. An orthogona... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7127285 | Systems and methods for electrokinetic delivery of a substance A system for delivering a substance into a body at a treatment site that includes an alternating current source and a plurality of electrodes. Circuitry is connected between the alternating current source and the electrodes for supplying current to the electrodes wh... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7127287 | Distributed functional electrical stimulation system A multi-purpose, functional electrical stimulation (FES) system 10 includes an implantable stimulator unit 12 for stimulating a plurality of different sites in a patient's body 14. A transmitter 20 is arranged externally of the patient's body 14 for supplying signal... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7118589 | Light therapy equipment Apparatuses adopted to provide light therapy to regions of the body that cannot be conveniently exposed to the sun or conventional tanning equipment. Four embodiments of the invention include a tanning bed 10 with an adjustable leg support 12 that allo... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7103398 | Electrical sensing and/or signal application device The electrical signal sensing and/or signal application device for sensing electrical signals on a surface and/or for applying electrical signals to a surface, particularly of human or animal skin or other organs or tissues, comprises a substrate (12) having ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7096070 | Medical implant device for electrostimulation using discrete micro-electrodes An improved medical implant device is provided which has a plurality of micro-electrodes. The use of a plurality of micro-electrodes allows a clinically effective electrical stimulation pathway to be selected once the implant is positioned within or adjacent to the ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7069089 | Abdominal belt with adjustable electrodes A device for attaching at least three electrodes to a subject for stimulating abdominal muscles of the subject, comprising an attachment mechanism for extending around the torso of the subject and a main locating element provided on the attachment mechanism for loca... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7043298 | Electrotherapy by bone conduction Pathological conditions are alleviated by bone conduction practiced by the application of sinusoidal electric waves at frequencies of between 4,200 and 6,500 hertz at less than 200 microamperes current. ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6973344 | EMG electrode apparatus and positioning system A system for detecting and analyzing electrical activity in the anatomy of an organism underlying an electrode array provides signals corresponding to electrical activity adjacent each electrode. Such signals are correlated to the underlying anatomy of the organism ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6965799 | Therapy and monitoring electrodes with patient accommodating features Medical electrode arrangements are provided for electrotherapy and monitoring applications. In one embodiment, each electrode arrangement includes a smaller electrode that is releasably attached to the back of a larger electrode. For adult applications, the larger e... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6961622 | Device for surface stimulation of acupuncture points A device, which is preferably disc shaped, has two primary layers. A first layer has one side, which is the lower side in use, for adhering to a patient's skin surface, a second, upper layer on the underside of which electrical circuitry is printed or affixed so tha... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6928319 | Acupuncture device This invention is an improved acupuncture device comprising of several cartridges (including a control circuit, a power supply unit, and a power switch in each cartridge) and leads among cartridges. Each cartridge has a conductive clip, which can lock a picking onto... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6912425 | Therapy and monitoring electrodes with patient accommodating features and electrode sensing Medical electrode arrangements are provided for electrotherapy and monitoring applications. In one embodiment, each electrode arrangement includes a smaller electrode that is releasably attached to the back of a larger electrode. For adult applications, the larger e... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6909917 | Implantable generator having current steering means An implantable pulse generator includes a current steering capability that allows a clinician or patient to quickly determine a desired electrode stimulation pattern, including which electrodes of a group of electrodes within an electrode array should receive a stim... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6885896 | Electrotherapy device and method A device for attaching at least three electrodes to a subject for stimulating abdominal muscles of the subject. The device comprises an attachment mechanism for extending around the torso of the subject and a main locating element on the attachment mechanism for loc... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6876883 | Method for applying variable electro-muscle stimulation and system therefor A method for applying variable electro-muscle stimulation (EMS) to an exercising person includes a belt having a plurality of electrodes placed around the abdomen at the rectus abdominis and obliques. The person then gets into an exercise apparatus which has a rotat... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6788979 | Electrical stimulation compress kit An electrical stimulation device method provides for exact repeatable positioning of stimulation pads onto a body part. The device includes a flexible member for contacting a body part and hook/loop members for tightly supporting the flexible member against the body... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6778862 | Electrical stimulation compress method An electrical stimulation device method provides for exact repeatable positioning of stimulation pads onto a body part. The device includes a flexible member for contacting a body part and hook/loop members for tightly supporting the flexible member against the body... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6760629 | Electrotheraphy device and method A device for attaching at least three electrodes to a subject for stimulating abdominal muscles of the subject. The device comprises an attachment mechanism that further comprises a main locating element for locating a central electrode of the at least three electro... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6728577 | Electrotherapy device and method A method for stimulating abdominal muscles of a subject, comprising the steps of providing at least three electrodes, one of the at least three electrodes being a central electrode and the other two of the at least three electrodes being side electrodes located on t... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6643552 | Implantable devices having a liquid crystal polymer substrate An implantable medical device (IMD) is disclosed that is formed on a substrate composed of liquid crystal polymer (LCP). In one embodiment, the IMD can be an interconnection module for interconnecting an electrode array to an equipment module. The interco... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6643546 | Multi-electrode apparatus and method for treatment of congestive heart failure An apparatus and method for treatment of congestive heart failure from the right side of the heart. An implantable cardiac stimulation system with a multi-electrode lead having three or more selectable electrodes, together with apparatus for identifying a... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6633780 | Cardiac shock electrode system and corresponding implantable defibrillator system An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) system includes an internal electrode placed in the right ventricle of the heart, and a flexible array (that includes a plurality of electrodes) placed over a significant portion of the heart. Defibrillation... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6587733 | Percutaneous surgical lead body with directed stimulation There is disclosed a surgical lead comprising two percutaneous lead bodies bonded together. The inventive lead body results in the equivalent of a surgical lead body with columns of electrodes either adjacent to or offset from each other. A bridge of uret... | 07/01/2003 |
