Electro-stimulation device
AssigneeKoc Universitesi
InventorsYusuf Ozgur Cakmak, Hakan Urey, Selim Olcer, Kaan Aksit
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Abstract
An electro-stimulation device where the supplementary motor area, premotor area and/or subthalamic nucleus is stimulated extracranially via intrinsic auricular muscles and the stimulation intensity of the supplementary motor area, premotor area and/or subthalamic nucleus is changed with the intensity of the tremors. The electro-stimulation device comprises; at least two primary electrodes which enables sending and receiving electric signals, at least one control unit which produces stimulating signals for reducing involuntary resting activities such as tremors and enables these signals to be sent to/received from primary electrodes.
Claims31
An electro-stimulation device adapted to stimulate at least one of a supplementary motor area, a premotor area, or a subthalamic nucleus via auricular muscles comprising:
- at least two primary electrodes configured to send and receive electric signals;
- at least one control unit configured to at least one of send electric signals or receive electric signals from the primary electrodes;
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- a ground electrode configured to close a loop for an electrical current by providing an electrical path to a negative terminal of a power supply;
- wherein the control unit is configured to produce stimulating signals which have a frequency between 2-200 Hz for reducing abnormal resting activities;
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- wherein the electrodes are adapted to be attached to intrinsic auricular muscles.
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