Nausea control device
AssigneeMaven Labs, Inc.
InventorLawrence E. Bertolucci
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Abstract
A nausea control device is provided in the form of a watch-like housing and related attachment band for mounting onto the human wrist, wherein the device includes electronic circuitry for imparting electrical impulses via positive and negative electrodes to the percardium six (P6) acupuncture point for alleviating nausea. Batteries within the housing power the electric circuitry, and a manually operable switch on the housing controls on/off and pulse amplitude.
Claims16
A nausea control device for suppressing nausea by electrical stimulation of the pericardium six (P6) acupuncture point at a human wrist, said device comprising:
- a wristwatch-like housing having a size and shape adapted to be worn on the human wrist;
- a pair of electrodes carried by said housing in spaced relation to each other;
- circuit means mounted within said housing and electrically coupled to said electrodes, said circuit means having means for delivering a pulsed electrical stimulation signal of selected amplitude and cycle rate to said electrodes;
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- wristband means connected to said housing and adapted to be fastened about the human wrist to orient said housing and said electrodes in a position generally closely overlying the P6 acupuncture point, such that said stimulation signal delivered to said electrodes stimulates the wrist generally at the P6 acupuncture point to suppress nausea.
A nausea control device for suppressing nausea by electrical stimulation of the pericardium six (P6) acupuncture point at the human wrist, said device comprising:
- a wristwatch-like housing having a battery compartment formed therein;
- a pair of electrodes carried by said housing in spaced relation to each other;
- wristband means connected to said housing and adapted to be fastened about the human wrist to orient said housing in a position with said electrodes contacting the wrist and generally closely overlying the P6 acupuncture point;
- at least one battery removably mounted within said battery compartment;
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- circuit means within said housing and powered by said at least one battery, said circuit means including means for generating a pulsed direct current stimulation signal at a selected cycle rate, pulse width, and amplitude, said circuit means delivering said stimulation signal to said electrodes to stimulate the wrist generally at the P6 acupuncture point to suppress nausea.
A method of controlling nausea, comprising the steps of:
- mounting a pair of electrodes onto the human wrist at a position generally closely overlying the pericardium six (P6) acupuncture point;
- generating a pulsed stimulation signal of selected amplitude, pulse width and cycle rate;
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- delivering the stimulation signal to the electrodes to stimulate the wrist generally at the P6 acupuncture point to suppress nausea.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.