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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7433734 | Apparatus and method for blocking activation of tissue or conduction of action potentials while other tissue is being therapeutically activated A desired effect is produced by therapeutically activating tissue at a first site within a patient's body and a corresponding undesired side effect is reduced by blocking activation of tissue or conduction of action potentials at a second site within the patient's b... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7419474 | Non-linear therapy signal synthesizer A method for producing a non-linearly varying therapeutic signal for therapy wherein a string of randomly or nonlinearly varying data increments the input to a mathematical function such as incrementing the phase angle of a sine function to produce a non linearly va... | 09/02/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7333858 | Pulse burst electrical stimulation of nerve or tissue fibers A method for stimulating nerve or tissue fibers and a prosthetic hearing device implanting same. The method comprises: generating a stimulation signal comprising a plurality of pulse bursts each comprising a plurality of pulses; and distributing said plurality of pu... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7319902 | Method and device for electrochemical rejuvenation of skin and underlying tissue, and muscle building A method and device are disclosed for using electrochemistry to rejuvenate skin and underlying tissue and to build and strengthen muscles by applying pulses of DC electrical charge, at a duration in the range of about 0.2 to about 1 millisecond and a variable freque... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7286878 | Multiplexed electrode array extension An apparatus and method for selectively interacting with electrically excitable tissue of a patient are provided. The apparatus includes an implantable pulse generator having a number of output sources that transmit pulse signals. An extension unit couples the impla... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7268573 | Apparatus for generating test stimulus signal having current regardless of internal impedance changes of device under test An apparatus for generating a current source test stimulus signal having a constant current regardless of an internal impedance value of a device under test includes a voltage source generation unit and a voltage to current (V/I) converter. The voltage source genera... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7254447 | Resonant muscle stimulator A method and apparatus include a therapeutic or developmental apparel that includes hardware and/or software for stimulating a muscle. Such apparel may comprise, for instance, of: a glove, a uniform, a shoe, a sock, a vest, a sleeve, a shirt, a hat, a helmet, a brac... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7228184 | Viral-inhibiting method A hand-held viral inhibitor and related methodology which transfer between space exposed electrodes an electric current signal of reversing polarity through the viral-laden tissue are disclosed. ... | 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 |
| 7167752 | Electronic electrical and electro-magnetic health enhancement and stimulation device An electronic acupressure aide and stimulating device implemented using a hand-held or palm-held electronic computing device or another computing device which may be a designated unit. The electronic acupressure aide and stimulating device allows a practitioner to a... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7162298 | Devices for detecting the presence of cardiac activity following administration of defibrillation therapy The present invention provides systems, methods and computer program products for detecting the presence of cardiac activity in a patient. The present invention includes a detector circuit that is configured to detect the influence of a first defibrillation shock on... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156866 | Holistic method of treating injured or pathologic tissue with a laser A holistic method of therapeutic laser treatment for body tissues in a problematic area, comprising the following steps: using a laser discharge probe to irradiate the tissues in the problematic area and additionally treating a body energy path through the problemat... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7149582 | Scanning electrode system for a neuroprosthesis A system for adjusting a spatial distribution of an electrical stimulation field across a scanning electrode, by a system user, including: (a) a scanning electrode for performing functional electrical stimulation (FES) of at least one muscle of a limb, the electrode... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7139613 | Implantable medical device communication system with pulsed power biasing An implantable medical device communication system communicates information between an implantable medical device and at least one slave device by way of a two-wire bus. Slave devices may include remote sensors, actuators and other implantable medical devices. The i... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7139608 | Pacing methods and devices using feedback controlled timing Methods, systems and computer program products for cardiac pacing are provided. For pacing using biventricular synchronization in a patient, a first stimulation signal is applied to a first region of a heart of the patient at a first time and a second stimulation si... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7130682 | Pacing and sensing vectors A method for allowing cardiac signals to be sensed and pacing pulse vectors to be delivered between two or more electrodes. In one embodiment, cardiac signals are sensed and pacing pulse vectors are delivered between least one of a first left ventricular electrode a... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7117034 | Apparatus and method for bioelectric stimulation, healing acceleration, pain relief, or pathogen devitalization An method and method for generating an electrical signal for use in biomedical applications, including two timing-interval generators, each optionally driving a multistep sequencer; analog, digital or hybrid means for combining the resulting timed signals into a com... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7092760 | Electrical stimulation of tissue for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes Electrobiological stimulation is carried out transcranially by applying high frequency squarewave bursts exhibiting no d.c. term across the cranial region. Such stimulation is commenced employing ramp generators and positive and negative voltage converters which evo... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7089062 | Pulse wave application system The output state of a pulse wave optimum to the user and applied to the head of the user is automatically set while improving the wearability of the electrodes, and different output states of pulse waves can be simultaneously applied to a large number of users. A pu... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7035691 | Resonant muscle stimulator A method and apparatus generate resonant sequences having pulses optimally spaced and configured to realize uniform contractions in a musculature. Namely, each subsequent pulse maintains tension within sarcomeres of the musculature as the resonant sequence propagate... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7024247 | Systems and methods for reducing the likelihood of inducing collateral neural activity during neural stimulation threshold test procedures Test procedures for determining a neural stimulation threshold of a patient. In one embodiment, the procedure includes applying a test stimulation signal to the patient and monitoring the patient for a response to the test stimulation signal. The procedure can furth... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7013178 | Implantable medical device communication system An implantable medical device communication system communicates information between an implantable medical device and at least one slave device by way of a two-wire bus. Slave devices may include remote sensors and other implantable medical devices. The implantable ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7010350 | Temporary biventricular pacing of heart after heart surgery Apparatus is disclosed for providing a practitioner the ability to switch from one cardiac pacing mode to another cardiac pacing mode when treating a patient suffering from heart failure due to discoordinate ventricular contraction. Also disclosed are methods of pro... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6970739 | Iontophoresis device This is an iontophoresis device preferred to detect abnormal conductivity at the beginning of energization and during energization. The iontophoresis device has a device (50) as a power source and the device (50) comprises an electric energy generating... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6950706 | Wave shaping for an implantable medical device In the embodiment of the invention, apparatus and method provide flexibility in generating a stimulation waveform (that comprises at least a stimulation pulse) to an electrode of an Implantable Neuro Stimulator (INS). The waveform is synthesized for each rate period... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6950700 | Electrical stimulation to increase calcitonin levels The endogenous enhancement of calcitonin in a human being has the ability to act as an analgesic and to treat osteoporosis, for example. Exogenous administration of calcitonin has disadvantages given its expense and the possible triggering of a hypersensitivity reac... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6937903 | Respiratory control by means of neuro-electrical coded signals A method and device for respiratory control. The method comprises selecting neuro-electrical coded signals from a storage area that are representative of body organ function. The selected neuro-electrical coded signals are then transmitted to a treatment member, whi... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6928320 | Apparatus for blocking activation of tissue or conduction of action potentials while other tissue is being therapeutically activated A desired effect is produced by therapeutically activating tissue at a first site within a patient's body and a corresponding undesired side effect is reduced by blocking activation of tissue or conduction of action potentials at a second site within the patient's b... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6926660 | Facilitating treatment via magnetic stimulation The invention provides a device, system and method for placing a treatment component on a patient's head. The inventive device includes an attachment frame that attaches the treatment component to the patient's head. The attachment frame also includes a window. A re... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6904322 | Transcranial electrostimulation apparatus and method Transcranial electrostimulation apparatus and method includes a first generator of bipolar pulses of a first predetermined frequency. A source of modulating control signals, producing an output at a second frequency less than the first predetermined frequency, is us... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6842646 | Apparatus for the electrical stimulation of human tissue An apparatus (22) for applying a therapeutic signal (31) to the scalp (32) of a subject (20) includes a first electrode (26) for massaging the scalp (32) and second electrode (30) in contact with the subject (20 | 01/11/2005 |
| 6834206 | Method for the electrical stimulation of human tissue to encourage hair growth A method for applying a therapeutic signal (24) to a body portion (34) of a subject (20) to encourage hair growth utilizes an apparatus (22) that includes a first electrode (28) and a second electrode (32). The first electro... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6763266 | System and method of generating a low-pain multi-step defibrillation waveform for use in an implantable cardioverter/defibrillator (ICD) A shocking circuit is provided for use in an ICD for generating rounded multi-step defibrillation shocking pulse waveforms having reduced voltage peaks to minimize pain within a patient receiving the shocking pulse. The shocking circuit includes a set of capacitors,... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6751506 | Electrical stimulation to reduce free radical levels The endogenous enhancement of antioxidants in a human being has the ability to reduce free radicals. Free radicals are linked to cell damage associated with aging and a wide variety of diseases. Exogenous administration of antioxidants has safety risks given that ap... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6633779 | Treatment of asthma and respiratory disease by means of electrical neuro-receptive waveforms A method and device for treating asthma and respiratory disease. The method comprises selecting waveforms from a storage area that are representative of body organ function. The selected waveforms are then transmitted to a treatment member, which is in di... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6567702 | Eliciting analgesia by transcranial electrical stimulation A method of eliciting analgesia in a human subject by Transcranial Electrical Stimulation (TCES) is provided. Electrodes are secured to the skin of the subject's head and used to apply an electrical current to the electrodes. The current includes a direct... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6505079 | Electrical stimulation of tissue for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes Electrobiological stimulation is carried out transcranially by applying high frequency squarewave bursts exhibiting no d.c. term across the cranial region. Such stimulation is commenced employing ramp generators and positive and negative voltage converter... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6393326 | Bedsore treatment using electrical impulses A non-invasive method for the treatment of sores having substantially zero electrical activity, including the steps of: (a) situating a pair of spaced-apart electrodes in contact with healthy tissue on opposite sides of an area containing cells to be trea... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6275735 | Methods and apparatus for electrical microcurrent stimulation therapy A method and apparatus for providing microcurrent stimulation therapy to a body part is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method allows digital control of the modulation frequency of the microcurrent signal. The method includes receiving a first digital dat... | 08/14/2001 |
