Therapy device with current adjustment
AssigneeMecta Corporation
InventorHarold A. Sackeim
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Abstract
An ECT system capable of focusing the electrical signals on a specific portion of the patient's brain is provided. The ECT system includes a means of applying unidirectional electrical signals and asymmetric electrodes for focusing the signals on the patient. A method of titrating an electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) system and a method of operating an ECT system are also provided. The method includes setting an initial current value, administering an ECT signal to the patient, determining if the seizure threshold has been achieved, and repeating as necessary until the seizure threshold is achieved.
Claims8
A device for conducting electro-convulsive therapy (ECT), the device comprising:
- a signal generator configured to generate a seizure-inducing ECT stimulus, the ECT stimulus having a pulsed electric current component;
- a current controller configured to adjust an amplitude of the pulsed electric current component of the ECT stimulus to a constant current level between 100 milliamps and less than 500 milliamps;
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- at least two ECT stimulus electrodes configured to apply the ECT stimulus to a patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.