Apparatus and method for the automated control of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation based on current and forecasted weather conditions
AssigneeNeuroMetrix, Inc.
InventorsShai N. Gozani, Xuan Kong
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Abstract
Apparatus for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in a user, the apparatus comprising: a stimulator for electrically stimulating at least one nerve with at least one stimulation pulse; a controller connected to the stimulator for controlling at least one characteristic of the at least one stimulation pulse; an analyzer for identifying the current and future presence of pain-altering patterns based on weather and/or environmental factors; and a processor connected to the analyzer and the controller for modulating the at least one characteristic of the at least one stimulation pulse according to the pain-altering patterns identified by the analyzer.
Claims26
Apparatus for delivering transcutaneous electrical stimulation to a user, the apparatus comprising:
- a stimulator for electrically stimulating at least one part of the user body;
- a controller connected to said stimulator for controlling at least one characteristic of the stimulation delivered by the stimulator;
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- an analyzer for identifying the presence of a pattern, wherein the pattern is based on at least one weather condition or environmental factor, wherein the at least one weather condition or environmental factor is provided by a weather service provider;
- wherein the controller uses the pattern identified by said analyzer to automatically modify at least one characteristic of the stimulation.
Apparatus for delivering transcutaneous electrical stimulation to a user, the apparatus comprising:
- a stimulator for electrically stimulating at least one part of the user body;
- a controller connected to said stimulator for controlling at least one characteristic of the stimulation delivered by the stimulator;
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- an analyzer for identifying the presence of a pattern, wherein the pattern is based on at least one weather condition or environmental factor, wherein the at least one weather condition or environmental factor comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of:
- past weather and/or environmental conditions, current weather and/or environmental conditions, and predicted future weather and/or environmental conditions;
- wherein the controller uses the pattern identified by said analyzer to automatically modify at least one characteristic of the stimulation.
Apparatus for delivering transcutaneous electrical stimulation to a user, the apparatus comprising:
- a stimulator for electrically stimulating at least one part of the user body;
- a controller connected to said stimulator for controlling at least one characteristic of the stimulation delivered by the stimulator;
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- an analyzer for identifying the presence of a pattern, wherein the pattern is based on at least one weather condition or environmental factor, wherein the pattern includes the rate of change of at least one of the weather and/or environmental factors exceeding a pre-determined threshold;
- wherein the controller uses the pattern identified by said analyzer to modify at least one characteristic of the stimulation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.