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US 8,788,045 B2Granted
Tibial nerve stimulation
AssigneeBluewind Medical Ltd.
InventorsYossi Gross, Noam Kinrot
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods are described, including identifying a subject as suffering from polyneuropathy. In response to the identifying, electrodes are placed within 1 mm of a tibial nerve of the subject, the electrodes being disposed on a housing that is at least partially flexible. The electrodes are driven to treat the polyneuropathy by driving a current into the tibial nerve. Other embodiments are also described.
Claims30
A method, comprising:
- identifying a subject as suffering from polyneuropathy;
- and
- in response to the identifying:
- placing electrodes in contact with a portion of the subject's body within 1 mm of a tibial nerve of the subject, the electrodes being disposed on a housing that includes flexible and rigid portions thereof, the portions being articulatably coupled to each other via a joint of the housing that is more flexible than the flexible portion such as to maintain contact between the electrodes and the portion of the subject's body by the housing articulating;
- and
- driving the electrodes to treat the polyneuropathy by driving a current into the tibial nerve.
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Apparatus for treating polyneuropathy of a subject, comprising:
- one or more electrodes configured to be placed in contact with a portion of the subject's body within 1 mm of a tibial nerve of the subject;
- a housing that is at least partially flexible, the housing comprising flexible and rigid portions thereof, the portions being articulatably coupled to each other via a joint of the housing that is more flexible than the flexible portion, the housing being configured to support the electrodes and to maintain contact between the electrodes and the portion of the subject's body by articulating;
- and
- a control unit configured to be placed outside a body of the subject, and to drive the electrodes to treat the polyneuropathy by driving a current into the tibial nerve.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.