Dressing for tissue treatment
AssigneeSynapse Electroceutical Limited
InventorDavid John Chapman-Jones
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Abstract
A dressing for treating a damaged tissue, incorporates a pair of electrodes and a conductive gel between the electrodes. An electric current passes between the electrodes through the gel to repair the damaged tissue. Sensors can be incorporated into the dressing along with a control unit. The control unit can vary the current supplied to the electrodes according to environmental parameters detected by the sensors. Alternatively, one or more pre-defined programs can be stored in the control unit for supplying an alternating current to the electrodes with a varying amplitude, frequency and waveform.
Claims15
A device for treating a damaged tissue, the device comprising:
- a dressing having a treatment surface for applying to a treatment area of said damaged tissue;
- a pair of electrodes affixed on said treatment surface of the dressing;
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- a control unit for passing an alternating current between the electrodes to the treatment area between the electrodes and for constantly varying a value of an amplitude of the alternating current and a frequency of the alternating current to electrically stimulate and repair said damaged tissue,
- wherein the alternating current is varied between 50 and 500 microamps.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.