Implantable electroacupuncture system and method
AssigneeValencia Technologies Corporation
InventorsJeffrey H. Greiner, David K. L. Peterson, Chuladatta Thenuwara, Stacy O. Greiner
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Abstract
An exemplary method includes generating, by an electroacupuncture device implanted beneath a skin surface of a patient, stimulation sessions at a duty cycle that is less than 0.05, and applying, by the electroacupuncture device in accordance with the duty cycle, the stimulation sessions to a location within the patient. A primary battery located within the electroacupuncture device and having an internal impedance greater than 5 ohms is configured to provide operating power to pulse generation circuitry within the electroacupuncture device.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- generating, by an electroacupuncture device implanted beneath a skin surface of a patient, stimulation sessions at a duty cycle that is less than 0.05, wherein
- each stimulation session included in the plurality of stimulation sessions comprises a series of stimulation pulses,
- the duty cycle is a ratio of T3 to T4,
- each stimulation session included in the stimulation sessions has a duration of T3 minutes and occurs at a rate of once every T4 minutes, and
- the electroacupuncture device is powered by a primary battery located within the electroacupuncture device and having an internal impedance greater than 5 ohms;
- and
- applying, by the electroacupuncture device in accordance with the duty cycle, the stimulation sessions to a location within the patient.
An electroacupuncture device, comprising:
- a housing configured to be implanted beneath a skin surface of a patient,
- pulse generation circuitry located within the housing, wherein the pulse generation circuitry is configured to
- generate stimulation sessions at a duty cycle that is less than 0.05, and
- apply, in accordance with the duty cycle, the stimulation sessions to a location within the patient by way of an electrode array communicatively coupled to the pulse generation circuitry;
- and
- a primary battery located within the housing and having an internal impedance greater than 5 ohms, the primary battery configured to provide operating power to the pulse generation circuitry;
- wherein
- each stimulation session included in the stimulation sessions comprises a series of stimulation pulses,
- the duty cycle is a ratio of T3 to T4, and
- each stimulation session included in the stimulation sessions has a duration of T3 minutes and occurs at a rate of once every T4 minutes.
An electroacupuncture device, comprising:
- a housing configured to be implanted beneath a skin surface of a patient,
- pulse generation circuitry located within the housing, wherein the pulse generation circuitry is configured to
- generate stimulation sessions at a duty cycle that is less than 0.05, and
- apply, in accordance with the duty cycle, the stimulation sessions to a location within the patient by way of an electrode array communicatively coupled to the pulse generation circuitry;
- and
- a primary battery located within the housing and having a capacity of less than 60 milliamp-hours (mAh), the primary battery configured to provide operating power to the pulse generation circuitry;
- wherein
- each stimulation session included in the stimulation sessions comprises a series of stimulation pulses,
- the duty cycle is a ratio of T3 to T4, and
- each stimulation session included in the stimulation sessions has a duration of T3 minutes and occurs at a rate of once every T4 minutes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.