# US 12,708,763 B2 · Wearable systems for an electrotherapy device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,708,763 B2 - Document ID: US12708763B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/496,167 - Filed: 2023-10-27 - Published: 2024-02-29 - Granted: 2026-08-18 - Earliest claimed: 2018-10-23 - Assignees: Biowave Corporation - Applicants: BioWave Corporation - Inventors: Bradford Siff - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12708763B2 ## CPC - A61N 1/0484: {Garment electrodes worn by the patient} - A61N 1/0452: {Specially adapted for transcutaneous muscle stimulation [TMS]} - A61N 1/0456: {Specially adapted for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation [TENS]} - A61N 1/0476: {Array electrodes (including any electrode arrangement with more than one electrode for at least one of the polarities)} - A61N 1/36031: {using physiological parameters for adjustment} - A61N: ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY (measurement of bioelectric currents A61B; surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body A61B18/00; anaesthetic apparatus in general A61M; incandescent lamps H01K; infrared radiators for heating H05B) ## Abstract In some embodiments, a wearable garment includes a flexible material configured to wrap around a portion of a user's body. The flexible material may include an interior surface configured to contact the user's body. The flexible material may also include an opposite exterior surface. The wearable garment may also include at least two electrodes positioned at the interior surface and may be configured to contact a targeted part of the user's body. The wearable garment may also include an electrode connector for each of the at least two electrodes positioned at the exterior surface. The electrode connectors may be operably connected to a respective electrode of the at least two electrodes. The at least two electrodes may be configured to deliver a therapeutic signal from an electrotherapeutic device via the electrode connectors for each of the at least two electrodes. Other wearable garments and methods are also provided. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A wearable garment, comprising: a flexible material configured to wrap around a portion of a user's body, the flexible material comprising: an interior surface configured to contact the user's body, and an opposite exterior surface; at least two electrodes integrally formed with the flexible material and positioned at the interior surface and configured to contact a targeted part of the user's body, wherein the at least two electrodes each comprise a conductive fabric; an electrode connector for each of the at least two electrodes positioned at the exterior surface and operably connected to a respective electrode of the at least two electrodes, wherein the electrode connector for each of the at least two electrodes comprises a stud on the exterior surface and a rivet on the interior surface, and wherein the rivet includes a coating of non-conductive material; wherein the at least two electrodes are configured to deliver a therapeutic signal from an electrotherapeutic device via the electrode connectors for each of the at least two electrodes. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The wearable garment of claim 1, wherein the at least two electrodes include a smooth raised portion to contact the user's body and a lower portion that does not contact the user's body. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The wearable garment of claim 2, wherein the electrode connectors of the at least two electrodes are coupled to the conductive fabric at the lower portion. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The wearable garment of claim 3, wherein the conductive fabric is positioned over a compression material, wherein the compression material includes a thickness that forms the raised portion of the at least two electrodes. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The wearable garment of claim 1, wherein the conductive fabric is flexible to wrap around the targeted part of the user's body. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The wearable garment of claim 1, wherein the flexible material comprises an application area and an attachment mechanism for securing the application area to the user's body. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The wearable garment of claim 6, wherein the flexible material is configured to be separately worn on both right and left limbs. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The wearable garment of claim 6, wherein the attachment mechanism is an elastic strap, and wherein the elastic strap provides compression directly over the application area to maintain electrical contact with the targeted part of the user's body. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The wearable garment of claim 1, further comprising a wire management feature configured to route a wire connected to the electrode connectors of the at least two electrodes. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The wearable garment of claim 9, wherein the wire management feature comprises a channel configured to receive a portion of a wire. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The wearable garment of claim 1, further comprising an attachment mechanism configured to hold the flexible material in place on the user's body. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The wearable garment of claim 11, wherein the flexible material is configured as a sleeve and wherein the attachment mechanism is an elastic property of the flexible material. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The wearable garment of claim 1, wherein the flexible material is shaped and configured to be applied to a user's shoulder. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The wearable garment of claim 1, wherein the flexible material is shaped and configured to wrap around a user's remaining section of an amputated limb and further comprising a separate electrode configured to be applied to a distal end of the user's remaining section of the amputated limb. ### Claim 15 A wearable system, comprising: a garment, comprising: a flexible material configured to wrap around a portion of a user's body, the flexible material comprising: an interior surface configured to contact the user's body, and an opposite exterior surface; at least two electrodes integrally formed with the garment and positioned at the interior surface and configured to contact a targeted part of the user's body, wherein the at least two electrodes each comprise a conductive fabric; an electrode connector for each of the at least two electrodes positioned at the exterior surface and operably connected to a respective electrode of the at least two electrodes, wherein the electrode connector for each of the at least two electrodes comprises a stud on the exterior surface and a rivet on the interior surface, and wherein the rivet includes a coating of non-conductive material; and an electrotherapeutic device configured to deliver a therapeutic signal to the at least two electrodes via the electrode connectors. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The wearable system of claim 15, wherein the at least two electrodes include a smooth raised portion to contact the user's body and a lower portion that does not contact the user's body. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The wearable system of claim 16, wherein the electrode connectors of the at least two electrodes are coupled to the conductive fabric at the lower portion. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The wearable system of claim 17, wherein the conductive fabric is positioned over a compression material, wherein the compression material includes a thickness that forms the raised portion of the at least two electrodes. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The wearable system of claim 15, further comprising an elastic strap, and wherein the elastic strap provides compression directly over the at least two electrodes to maintain electrical contact with the targeted part of the user's body. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The wearable system of claim 19, wherein the garment further comprises a wire management feature configured to route the intermediate wire between the electrotherapeutic device and at least one of the electrode connectors. ### Claim 21 A method for providing therapeutic electric current to a treatment site of a patient comprising the steps of: providing a flexible garment comprising at least two electrodes, wherein the at least two electrodes are integrally formed with the flexible garment, wherein the at least two electrodes each comprise a conductive fabric, and wherein each of the at least two electrodes comprises an electrode connector comprising a stud on an exterior surface of the flexible garment and a rivet on an interior surface of the flexible garment, and wherein the rivet includes a coating of non-conductive material; providing an electrotherapeutic device operably connected to the at least two electrodes; positioning the flexible garment with respect to a user's body such that the at least two electrodes are each in contact with a targeted part of the user's body; and forming a therapeutic signal configured to reduce pain at a treatment site. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, wherein positioning the flexible garment with respect to the user's body comprises pulling a sleeve over a part of the body and sliding the sleeve to a desired position.