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US 2013/0096641 A1Published application
Systems and Methods for Providing Percutaneous Electrical Stimulation
AssigneeNDI Medical, LLC
InventorsRobert B. Strother, Jonathan L. Sakai, Joseph W. Boggs, Kathryn W. Stager, Maria E. Bennett, Stuart Rubin
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Abstract
Systems and methods according to the present invention relate to a novel peripheral nerve stimulation system for the treatment of pain, such as pain that exists after amputation.
Claims6
A system comprising:
- a patch member having an adhesive disposed on a first side and a patch mounting structure disposed on a second side, opposite the first side, and an electrically conductive return electrode material disposed between the first side and the second side;
- an electrical stimulation device comprising:
- a housing having oppositely disposed, substantially planar top and bottom surfaces, wherein the top surface is imperforate;
- a device mounting structure on the bottom surface physically mated with the patch mounting structure;
- electrical stimulation generation circuitry disposed at least partially within the housing;
- one or more of a rechargeable battery, an inductive charging circuit adapted to receive an inductive charging signal, and a wireless communication module adapted to receive wireless communications to select or a stimulation pattern to be generated by the electrical stimulation circuitry;
- an electrode electrically coupled to the electrical stimulation generation circuitry.
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A method of treating bodily pain of an animal comprising the steps of:
- providing a patch member having an adhesive disposed on a first side and a patch mounting structure disposed on a second side, opposite the first side, and an electrically conductive return electrode material disposed between the first side and the second side;
- providing an electrical stimulation device comprising:
- a housing having oppositely disposed, substantially planar top and bottom surfaces, wherein the top surface is imperforate;
- a device mounting structure on the bottom surface configured to physically mate with the patch mounting structure;
- electrical stimulation generation circuitry disposed at least partially within the housing;
- one or more of a rechargeable battery, an inductive charging circuit adapted to receive an inductive charging signal, and a wireless communication module adapted to receive wireless communications to select a stimulation pattern to be generated by the electrical stimulation circuitry;
- coupling the electrical stimulation device to the mounting structure;
- adhering the patch member to a skin surface of the animal;
- implanting an electrode in subcutaneous bodily tissue of the animal;
- electrically coupling the electrode to the electrical stimulation generation circuitry;
- generating electrical stimulation using the electrical stimulation generation circuitry;
- delivering the electrical stimulation to the bodily tissue;
- observing whether the electrical stimulation at least partially relieved the bodily pain.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.