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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8170683 | Dermatome stimulation devices and methods A nerve stimulation device includes a first waveform generator adapted to generate a first waveform having a first frequency capable of stimulating nerves within a dermatome, a second waveform generator adapted to generate a first carrier waveform having a second fr... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7974703 | Shifting between electrode combinations in electrical stimulation device Techniques for shifting between two electrode combinations. An amplitude of a first electrode combination is incrementally decreased while an amplitude of a second, or subsequent, electrode combination is concurrently incrementally increased. Alternatively, an ampli... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7957814 | Shifting between electrode combinations in electrical stimulation device The disclosure is directed to techniques for shifting between two electrode combinations. An amplitude of a first electrode combination is incrementally decreased while an amplitude of a second, or subsequent, electrode combination is concurrently incrementally incr... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7917227 | Optimizing characteristics of an electric field to increase the field's effect on proliferating cells AC electric fields at particular frequencies and field strengths have been shown to be effective for destroying rapidly proliferating cells such as cancer cells. The effectiveness of such fields is improved when the field is sequentially switched between two or more... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7860575 | High-side current regulator and methods for implementing a multiple channel iontophoretic device Multiple channel iontophoretic devices including multiple regulators, each of which are coupled to an associated electrode. A regulated current flows through each regulator in response to a control signal. The control signal is responsive to feedback indicative of c... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7689289 | Technique for adjusting the locus of excitation of electrically excitable tissue with paired pulses The locus of electrically excitable tissue where action potentials are induced can be controlled using the physiological principle of electrotonus. Substantially non-simultaneous first and second pulses are applied to first and second electrodes, respectively, to ge... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7584003 | Apparatus of electro-stimulation and relative data support Example electro-stimulation apparatuses and methods involve generating pulses having preset values of typical parameters. A number of sub-phases forming a sequence of the pulses are applied to organism, the sequence including an initial pulse an a final pulse. A sub... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7519431 | Shifting between electrode combinations in electrical stimulation device The disclosure is directed to techniques for shifting between two electrode combinations. An amplitude of a first electrode combination is incrementally decreased while an amplitude of a second, or subsequent, electrode combination is concurrently incrementally incr... | 04/14/2009 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7320664 | Reducing discomfort caused by electrical stimulation The invention is directed to a novel method for reducing discomfort caused by transcutaneous stimulation. The novel method includes providing transcutaneous stimulation, reducing the transcutaneous stimulation at a first location, and substantially maintaining the t... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7317948 | Neural stimulation system providing auto adjustment of stimulus output as a function of sensed impedance A neural stimulation system automatically corrects or adjusts the stimulus magnitude (stimulation energy) in order to maintain a comfortable and effective stimulation therapy. Because the changes in impedance associated with the electrode-tissue interface can indica... | 01/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7286797 | Data transmission system, data transmission method, and electronic apparatus A data transmission system, a data transmission method and an electronic equipment. In the playback system, by a controller, at step S1, SEID with respect to receiving stream is grasped. At step S2, inquiry command is used to designate SEID to inquire corresponding ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282021 | Magnetic field stimulation techniques The invention involves enhancing brain function by stimulating the brain using magnetic fields. Applications of the new methods include improving the condition of individuals with cognitive disorders, such as depression, and studying the effects of neural stimulatio... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7231256 | Neurostimulation site screening The disclosure describes a process for non-invasively screening a patient to select a stimulation site for treatment of head, neck or facial pain and tension symptoms caused by disorders such as occipital neuralgia. The screening process involves application of a tr... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7209782 | Full-range electrotherapy unit with digital force modutator An electrotherapy unit includes a central processor, a digital force modutator connected to and controlled by the central processor, a voltage-increasing transformer, and two conductive pads connected to a secondary coil of the voltage-increasing transformer. The di... | 04/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7153256 | Reducing discomfort caused by electrical stimulation The invention is directed to a novel method for reducing discomfort caused by transcutaneous stimulation. The novel method includes providing transcutaneous stimulation, reducing the transcutaneous stimulation at a first location, and substantially maintaining the t... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7082333 | Patient directed therapy management An apparatus and method that allows a patient to access stored preset patient therapy programs, that are resident in a medical device, and to create personalized therapy programs or automatic timing therapy programs from preset therapy programs to accommodate the pa... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7069088 | Skin cleansing device A skin cleansing device comprising includes two or more electrodes attached to the cleansing pad, a cleansing signal generator for generating an electric cleansing signal, and elements for conveying the cleansing signal from the cleansing signal generator to the ele... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7062319 | Method and arrangement for determining suitable treatment frequency and/or intensity A method and arrangement for determining a suitable treatment frequency and/or intensity of a treatment signal used in electrical treatment. In the method, a stimulating electrical signal is directed to an object to produce different reaction types in the object at ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7047078 | Methods for stimulating components in, on, or near the pudendal nerve or its branches to achieve selective physiologic responses Systems and methods control physiological functions of the urinary tract using at least one electrode sized and configured to be located on, in, or near a targeted component of the pudendal nerve. The systems and methods apply an electrical signal to the electrode a... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7043308 | Surface electrode for electrical stimulation of tissue A surface electrode for long-term delivery of an electrical signal to a skin surface of a patient, the surface electrode including: (a) a flexible, at least partially-conductive surface layer for physically contacting the skin surface, and for delivering thereto the... | 05/09/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7033312 | Magnetic field stimulation techniques The invention involves enhancing brain function by stimulating the brain using magnetic fields. Applications of the new methods include improving the condition of individuals with cognitive disorders, such as depression, and studying the effects of neural stimulatio... | 04/25/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7006872 | Closed loop neuromodulation for suppression of epileptic activity A system and method for predicting the likelihood of occurrence of an impending neurological episode. Electrical stimuli are delivered to a structure of the brain. Response field potentials evoked by the stimuli are sensed. Analysis of these field potentials allows ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6978178 | Method and apparatus for selecting an optimal electrode configuration of a medical electrical lead having a multiple electrode array An electrical medical lead is provided having two or more electrodes, electrically insulated from each other and electrically coupled to individually insulated filars in a multi-filar coiled conductor. When the lead is used with a medical device equipped with a swit... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6968236 | Ceramic cardiac electrodes A cardiac electrode termination pair system that is particularly compatible with Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) procedures. The electrodes include tip and ring electrodes made of a body-compatible ceramic on which is applied via electroplating, sputtered or the li... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6968231 | High voltage converter for an implantable medical device A high voltage converter circuit for an implantable cardiac device. The circuit includes a plurality of transistors that are connected in parallel to a battery and the primary winding of a transformer. A switching element is connected to the circuit so as to periodi... | 11/22/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6944503 | Method and apparatus for electrical stimulation Pulsed electrical stimulation is applied to selected tissues via electrodes positioned on and/or in the body. Each electrode is connected to an output (108) of the apparatus. Each output (108) is connected between a high side switch (110) and a ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6850871 | Method and apparatus for extraction of nonlinear black-box behavioral models from embeddings of the time-domain measurements A method and apparatus that utilize time-domain measurements of a nonlinear device produce or extract a behavioral model from embeddings of these measurements. The method of producing a behavioral model comprises applying an input signal to the nonlinear device, sam... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6684106 | Method and electronic components for multi-functional electrical stimulation systems A multi-functional electrical stimulation (ES) system adapted to yield output signals for effecting faradic, electromagnetic, or other forms of electrical stimulation for a broad spectrum of different biological and bio-medical applications. The system in... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6662053 | Multichannel stimulator electronics and methods A tissue stimulation system includes an electrode assembly having at least three electrodes spaced to be stimulated in a patient. A programmable stimulator is connected to and provides stimulation pulses to the electrode assembly. A programming data in th... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6591139 | Low-power, high-modulation-index amplifier for use in battery-powered device An external transmitter circuit drives an implantable neural stimulator having an implanted coil from a primary coil driven by a power amplifier. For efficient power consumption, the transmitter output circuit (which includes the primary coil driven by th... | 07/08/2003 |
