Nerve 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 for treating seizures, such as epileptic seizures, by electrical non-invasive stimulation of a nerve, such as the vagus nerve. A stimulator comprises a contact surface, such as an electrode, for contacting an outer skin surface of a patient. The stimulator is configured for coupling to a mobile device configured to receive a wireless signal. The stimulator is configured to transmit the electrical impulse through the contact surface and the outer skin surface sufficient to modulate a nerve within a patient and to ameliorate one or more symptoms of a seizure in the patient.
Claims11
A system for treating a patient suffering from seizures, the system comprising:
- a stimulator having a contact surface for contacting an outer skin surface of a patient and configured for wireless coupling to a mobile device and configured to receive from the mobile device a wireless signal that includes an electrical stimulation signal comprising at least one electrical impulse sufficient to modulate a nerve within a patient and to ameliorate one or more symptoms of a seizure in the patient;
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- wherein the stimulator is configured to transmit the electrical impulse through the contact surface and the outer skin surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.