Systems and methods for nerve stimulation
AssigneeElectroCore, Inc.
InventorPeter Staats
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Abstract
Systems, devices and methods are provided for stimulating one or more cranial nerve(s) of a user. The systems and methods combine an electrical stimulation signal with an audio signal, such as music, white noise, ambient sound, filtered music, and the like. The combination of the nerve stimulation and the audio signal may be specifically designed to treat various diseases or disorders and/or for non-medical purposes, such as improving the general well-being of the user, reducing stress and the like. In certain embodiments, the electrical impulses comprise a burst stimulation and a tonic stimulation. The burst stimulation may comprise a burst of pulses. The bursts and/or the pulses may have frequencies that vary throughout the duration of the treatment.
Claims48
A system for stimulating a nerve within a user, the system comprising:
- a stimulator comprising an electrode configured for contacting an outer skin surface of the user;
- an energy source coupled to the stimulator, wherein the energy source is configured to generate at least one electrical impulse and to transmit the at least one electrical impulse transcutaneously from the electrode through the outer skin surface to the nerve;
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- an audio source coupled to the stimulator and configured to transmit an audio signal to an ear of the user.
A system for stimulating a nerve within a user, the system comprising:
- a stimulator comprising an electrode configured for contacting an outer skin surface of the user;
- an energy source coupled to the stimulator, wherein the energy source is configured to generate a first and second series of electrical impulses and to transmit the first and second series of electrical impulse transcutaneously from the electrode through the outer skin surface to the nerve;
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- wherein the first series of electrical impulses comprises a burst stimulation and the second series of electrical impulses comprises a tonic stimulation.
A system for stimulating a nerve within a user, the system comprising:
- a stimulator comprising an electrode configured for contacting an outer skin surface of the user;
- an energy source coupled to the stimulator, wherein the energy source is configured to generate at least one electrical impulse and to transmit the at least one electrical impulse transcutaneously from the electrode through the outer skin surface to the nerve;
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- wherein the electrical impulse comprises a plurality of bursts, wherein a frequency of the bursts varies from one burst to another burst.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.