System, method, and apparatus for applying transcutaneous electrical stimulation
AssigneeAvation Medical, Inc.
InventorsAlexandru Campean, Jeff A. Weisgarber, Mingming Zhang
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Abstract
A system, method, and apparatus for treating a medical condition by applying transcutaneous electrical stimulation to a target peripheral nerve of a subject. Electrical stimulation is applied to the peripheral nerve via a stimulation electrode pattern under closed-loop control in which EMG responses are monitored and used to adjust stimulation parameters. In response to detecting an unacceptable recording, electrical stimulation is applied to the peripheral nerve under open-loop control.
Claims21
A method for applying transcutaneous electrical stimulation to a target peripheral nerve of a subject, comprising:
- positioning a plurality of stimulation electrodes on a skin surface proximate the targeted peripheral nerve, the stimulation electrodes being spaced from each other in a predetermined configuration;
- positioning one or more recording electrodes on a skin surface at a location where electromyogram (EMG) responses to electrical stimulation of the targeted peripheral nerve can be detected;
- stimulating the peripheral nerve by applying transcutaneous electrical stimulation pulses via the stimulation electrodes under closed-loop control in which EMG responses are monitored via the recording electrodes and stimulation parameters can be adjusted in response to the monitored EMG responses;
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- in response to detecting a predetermined condition of the recording electrodes, applying transcutaneous electrical stimulation pulses via the stimulation electrodes according to the stimulation parameters under open-loop control in which the stimulation parameters are maintained irrespective of a feedback signal from the recording electrodes.
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