Nerve stimulation (TENS) device
AssigneeNeuroMetrix, Inc.
InventorsXuan Kong, Martin J. Moynihan, Shai N. Gozani
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Abstract
Apparatus for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in a user, the apparatus comprising: a housing; an application unit for providing mechanical coupling between the housing and the user's body; a stimulation unit mounted to the housing for electrically stimulating at least one nerve with at least one stimulation pulse during a therapy session; and a determination unit mounted to the housing and configured to perform at least one of: (i) determining an activity level of the user; (ii) determining a gait characteristic of the user; (iii) determining a balance function of the user; and (iv) determining apparatus placement position on the user.
Claims20
A stimulation device for treating pain in a user:
- a wearable component comprising a housing configured for removable attachment to an outer skin surface of a of a user;
- an electrode disposed on, or within, the housing of the wearable component;
- a motion sensor disposed on, or within, the housing of the wearable component and configured for detecting one or more motion parameters of the user;
- an energy source disposed within the housing of the wearable component and coupled to the electrode and configured to generate a plurality of electrical impulses and to transmit the electrical impulses transcutaneously from the electrode through the outer skin surface of the user to a target nerve within the user, wherein the electrical impulses are sufficient to stimulate one or more sensory nerves within the user to reduce a level of pain within the user;
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- a controller coupled to the motion sensor and the energy source and configured to adjust a stimulation parameter of the electrical impulses based on the one or more motion parameters.
A method for treating pain in a user:
- contacting an outer skin surface of a user with an electrode;
- attaching the electrode to the outer surface with a wearable component comprising a housing;
- applying at least one electrical impulse to the electrode;
- transmitting the electrical impulse through the outer skin surface to a target nerve within the user, wherein the electrical impulses are sufficient to stimulate one or more sensory nerves within the user to reduce a level of pain within the user;
- detecting one or more motion parameters of the user with a sensor disposed on, or within, the housing of the wearable component;
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- adjusting a stimulation parameter of the electrical impulses based on the one or more motion parameters.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.