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US 11,446,491 B2Granted
Stimulator for use with a mobile device
AssigneeElectroCore, Inc.
InventorsJoseph P. Errico, Steven Mendez, Bruce J. Simon
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Abstract
Devices, systems and methods are disclosed that allow a patient to self-treat a medical condition, such as migraine headache, by electrical non-invasive stimulation of a nerve, such as the vagus nerve. A nerve stimulator is configured for coupling to a mobile device configured to receive a wireless signal, such as a mobile phone. The stimulator is further configured to generate an electrical impulse and to transmit the electrical impulse through one or more electrodes and the outer skin surface of the patient to modulate a nerve within the patient.
Claims45
A method comprising:
- generating an electrical impulse with a stimulator that is coupled to a mobile device;
- contacting an outer skin surface of the patient with one or more electrodes coupled to the stimulator;
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- applying the electrical impulse to the outer skin surface such that the electrical impulse passes through the outer skin surface to a target site within a patient.
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A system comprising:
- one or more electrodes configured for contacting an outer skin surface of a patient;
- a stimulator coupled to the one or more electrodes and configured for coupling to a mobile device configured to receive a wireless signal;
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- wherein the stimulator is configured to transmit an electrical impulse from the electrodes through the outer skin surface to a target site within a patient.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.