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| 7343203 | Apparatus for electrotherapy In an apparatus for electrotherapy, comprising a circuit arrangement with a terminal for generation of a sequence of voltage pulses and two electrodes for application of these voltage pulses to a part of the body that is to be treated; one of the two electrodes havi... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7291107 | Insulin bolus recommendation system A system for recommending insulin bolus quantities to an insulin user includes a display unit and memory unit coupled to a control circuit with a user blood glucose target stored in the memory unit. The control circuit is programmed to receive the user's current blo... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7283877 | Method of measuring neural responses A new method of recording and processing neural responses (“NR”) is provided, wherein the method does not assume a linear system response and does not assume a linear response at the interface between electrodes and tissue. The method of the present invention ca... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7254444 | Electrical nerve stimulation device The electrical nerve stimulation unit in accordance with the present invention generally includes a housing, an input panel, a display panel, a controller, a first channel output, a second channel output, and a power system. While the device is generally described i... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7228179 | Method and apparatus for providing complex tissue stimulation patterns The invention relates to a stimulation device for creating complex or multi-purpose tissue stimulation. Many typical stimulation devices suffer from deficiencies in providing complex stimulation patterns. Using a circuitry operable or programmable to repeat and skip... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7228171 | Signal analysis, heat flow management, and stimulation techniques to treat medical disorders Analytical methods and devices for analyzing biological signals, for example, electrical signals from the brain to determine whether an abnormal condition caused by a medical condition exists. In one embodiment, the medical disorder may be epilepsy. The analytical m... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7221978 | Smooth muscle controller A method of promoting the healing of a lesion in a smooth muscle, comprising selecting a smooth muscle portion having a lesion and applying a non-excitatory electrical field to the portion, which field reduces the mechanical activity of the portion. ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7203548 | Cavernous nerve stimulation via unidirectional propagation of action potentials Methods of using unidirectionally propagating action potentials (UPAPs) for cavernous nerve stimulation and for certain disorders are provided. Stimulators capable of creating such UPAPs include, but are not limited to, miniature implantable stimulators (i.e., micro... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7187977 | Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation device and method using microcurrent A transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation device and method using a microcurrent with a carrier signal and a square wave form for promoting cell repair and/or healing. It has been found that applying particular wave forms of direct current with a carrier wave si... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7160434 | Therapeutic electrolysis device An electrolysis device is provided. The electrolysis device includes an ionizer unit having first and second plate assemblies that each provide a different surface area that is contacted by water when the unit is in use. The plate assemblies may each provide a diffe... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7133723 | Device for enhancing cell metabolism The cell enhancing device for an electrical pulse cosmetic meter, wherein the composite pulse generating device comprising an electrical pulse generating device, generating an electrical pulse sequence of a predetermined electrical pulse amplitude, wherein a frequen... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7130696 | Percutaneous electrode array A method of producing percutaneous electrode array is disclosed for applying therapeutic electrical energy to a treatment site in the body of a patient. The array comprises a plurality of electrode microstructures which are inserted into the epidermis, thereby overc... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7127296 | Method for increasing the therapeutic ratio/usage range in a neurostimulator A system and method for patient control of the stimulation parameters of a Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) system, or other neurostimulation system, provides an increased Therapeutic Ratio (TR). Measurements of the just-perceptible stimulation level and the maximum-co... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7079890 | Electrochemical therapy apparatus The present invention relates to an electrochemical therapy apparatus in which various tumors such as cancers are treated using an electrochemical method that utilizes an interaction between an anodic electrode and a cathodic electrode. The electrochemical therapy a... | 07/18/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7016737 | Method and device for wound healing A method of promoting the healing of a wound disposed in soft tissue and having a physical extent is disclosed, comprising the steps of providing control circuitry to control the application of electrical current through a plurality of electrodes; applying three or ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7013179 | Percutaneous electrode array A percutaneous electrode array is disclosed for applying therapeutic electrical energy to a treatment site in the body of a patient. The array comprises a plurality of electrode microstructures which are inserted into the epidermis, thereby overcoming the inherent e... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6988005 | Multi-functional portable electro-medical device A multi-functional portable electro-medical device that is capable of providing muscle stimulation and interferential current stimulation. The multi-functional portable electro-medical device includes a multitude of safety features which are designed to prevent inju... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6958705 | Microprocessor controlled ambulatory medical apparatus with hand held communication device An implantable infusion pump possesses operational functionality that is, at least in part, controlled by software operating in two processor ICs which are configured to perform some different and some duplicate functions. The pump exchanges messages with an externa... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6959215 | Methods for treating essential tremor A method for treating essential tremor includes directing a patient to perform a muscle action, for example a postural or kinetic muscle action. The method can further include collecting information, with the information corresponding to a level of neural activity i... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6937905 | Osteogenesis stimulator with digital signal processing A stimulator and a method for electrical stimulation of bone to promote osteogenesis is disclosed in which surface electrodes positioned around an incision site transmit an interferential current that has a base medium frequency alternating current between 1K-20 KHz... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6937891 | Independent therapy programs in an implantable medical device Apparatus and method for independently delivering a plurality of therapy programs in an implantable medical device. A therapy controller configures the device to generate independent pulse trains associated with a plurality of therapy programs and dynamically config... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6853863 | Electro therapy method and apparatus An apparatus for providing therapeutic electric current to a treatment site of a patient is disclosed, which provides two oscillating or pulsing electric alternating currents, of frequencies which differ from each other by as little as 1 Hz and up to about 250 Hz, b... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6826429 | Interferential current treatment apparatus An apparatus for treating patients using electrical interferential therapy is disclosed. The apparatus uses multiple electrodes to define multiple treatment channels, with each channel having a discrete frequency and an adjustable beat frequency between all or selec... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6792315 | Electro therapy method and apparatus An apparatus for providing therapeutic electric current to a treatment site of a patient is disclosed, which provides two oscillating or pulsing electric alternating currents, of frequencies which differ from each other by as little as 1 Hz and up to about 250 Hz, b... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6760627 | Electro therapy method and apparatus An electro-therapy apparatus and method for providing therapeutic electric current to a treatment site of a patient, having means for providing two oscillating or pulsing electric alternating currents, of frequencies which differ from each other by as little as 1 Hz... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6675046 | Selective dorsal column stimulation in SCS, using conditioning pulses A system and method is described for preferentially stimulating dorsal column fibers while avoiding stimulation of dorsal root fibers. The invention applies hyperpolarizing pre-pulses and depolarizing pre-pulses to neural tissue, such as spinal cord tissu... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6564103 | Electrical stimulator and method of use A system and method for performing multiple modes of electro-therapy with a portable electro-therapy device are disclosed. Preferably, the modes include an interferential mode, a pre-modulated interferential mode, a neuromuscular mode and a high volt puls... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6512955 | Electrical apparatus for therapeutic treatment A system and method for generating high voltage, pulsed electrical stimulation to a patient for therapeutic treatment. The apparatus includes a voltage controlled pulse generator network that provides an output waveform including three monophasic pulses. ... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6505078 | Technique for adjusting the locus of excitation of electrically excitable tissue The locus of electrically excitable tissue where action potentials are induced can be controlled using the physiological principle of electrotonus. In one embodiment, first and second pulses are applied to first and second electrodes, respectively, to gen... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6463330 | Method and device for the cancellation of unwanted excitation waves in the heart A device for canceling unwanted excitation waves in an excitable tissue, particularly those causing cardiac tachyarrhythmias, which comprises circuitry for generating a unidirectional Device-Generated Excitation Wave (DGEW) in the tissue. The device compr... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6421566 | Selective dorsal column stimulation in SCS, using conditioning pulses A system and method is described for preferentially stimulating dorsal column fibers while avoiding stimulation of dorsal root fibers. The invention applies hyperpolarizing pre-pulses and depolarizing pre-pulses to neural tissue, such as spinal cord tissu... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6393328 | Multi-functional portable electro-medical device A multi-functional portable electro-medical device that is capable of providing muscle stimulation and interferential current stimulation. The multi-functional portable electro-medical device includes a multitude of safety features which are designed to p... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6122548 | System and method for preventing cross-conduction in a human-implantable dual channel neurostimulator Undesirable cross-conduction between electrode pairs in a human-implantable dual channel neurostimulator is prevented. The first and second pairs of electrodes may, optionally, share a common electrode. The first electrode pair is stimulated and then rech... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6083252 | Techniques for adjusting the locus of excitation of electrically excitable tissue The locus of electrically excitable tissue where action potentials are induced can be controlled using the physiological principle of electrotonus. A first pulse having a first amplitude and a first pulse width is applied to a first electrode adapted to b... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5948007 | Dual channel implantation neurostimulation techniques A first electrical signal and a second electrical signal are transmitted to one or more implanted leads including first and second electrodes, respectively. The first and second signals have a difference in frequency such that the combined potentials indu... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5925070 | Techniques for adjusting the locus of excitation of electrically excitable tissue The locus of electrically excitable tissue where action potentials are induced can be controlled using the physiological principle of electrotonus. A first pulse having a first amplitude and a first pulse width is applied to a first electrode adapted to b... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5817138 | Multi-channel, interferential wave, micro current device and methods for treatment using micro current An interferential wave, micro current device is disclosed. The device typically has a power supply, a frequency generator, a pulse generator, a pulse envelope generator, an electrical current controller, and four or more channels for applying micro ampere... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5776173 | Programmable interferential stimulator The present invention features an portable, programmable interferential stimulator for the administering of neuromuscular electrotherapy to a human subject. A number of pre-programmed modulation modes are easily selectable using a keypad and a self-contai... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5713922 | Techniques for adjusting the locus of excitation of neural tissue in the spinal cord or brain A method of controlling a volume of neural tissue stimulation with electrodes placed in the intraspinal tissue, on the surface of the brain or deep in the brain in which first, second and third electrodes are implanted in or adjacent to the desired neural... | 02/03/1998 |
