US 9,433,785 B2 · Healing disc, a pain management assembly incorporating the disc, and a method of using the same

Abstract

A portable, wearable device for managing pain and promoting healing, a management assembly including such a device, and a method of using the same. The device includes a housing defining a cavity; a microprocessor situated within the cavity; a power source operatively connected with the microprocessor; and a pair of electrodes. The electrodes are mounted in apertures in a bottom wall of the housing and extend for a distance there beyond. One or more mounting assemblies are used with the device to provide a management assembly. The mounting assembly may be a strap having a retaining ring into which the device fits, or an adhesive patch configured to receive the device. The device is engaged with the mounting assembly and then positioned adjacent the patient's skin. When activated, the device generates a current which passes from one electrode through the patient's skin to the other electrode thereby mitigating pain.

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Dependent claims

A device for managing pain and promoting healing, said device comprising:

a housing placeable on a patient's skin;
a programmable microprocessor provided with the housing;
a power source operatively connected with the microprocessor;
and
a pair of electrodes projecting outwardly from the housing;
wherein programming within the microprocessor activates and controls the generation and delivery of a current through the electrodes to the patient's skin for a total period of time comprising a treatment session;
wherein the programming generates and delivers a current of about 900 μA or less at a pre-set frequency of about 11 Hz or less for substantially all of the treatment session;
and wherein the programming causes the device to operate at a voltage of from about 20V to about 25V.

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A pain management and healing assembly comprising:

a housing;
a cavity defined in the housing;
a microprocessor provided within the cavity;
a power source provided within the cavity and operatively connected with the microprocessor;
a pair of electrodes mounted on the housing and being operatively connected with the microprocessor and the power source;
and
a mounting assembly configured to engage the housing and retain the housing adjacent a patient's skin;
wherein the device is operable to cause a current of about 900 μA to flow from the electrodes and through the patient's skin;
wherein the device operates at a voltage of from about 20V up to about 25V;
wherein the electrodes generate electricity at one of a plurality of pre-set substantially constant frequencies ranging from about 4 Hz up to about 11 Hz;
and wherein the current and the pre-set frequencies are maintained for substantially an entire treatment session;
and wherein the mounting assembly comprises:
a strap adapted to encircle a limb of the patient;
a retaining ring provided on the strap;
and
a recess defined in the base and shaped complementary to at least a portion of the device;
and wherein the portion of the device is received in the recess and is retained therein in such a manner that the electrodes are positioned to contact the patient's skin when the strap encircles the limb of the patient.

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A pain management and healing assembly comprising:

a housing;
a cavity defined in the housing;
a microprocessor provided within the cavity;
a power source provided within the cavity and operatively connected with the microprocessor;
a pair of electrodes mounted on the housing and being operatively connected with the microprocessor and the power source;
and
a mounting assembly configured to engage the housing and retain the housing adjacent a patient's skin;
wherein the device is operable to cause a current of about 900 μA to flow from the electrodes and through the patient's skin;
wherein the device operates at a voltage of from about 20V up to about 25V;
wherein the electrodes generate electricity at one of a plurality of pre-set substantially constant frequencies ranging from about 4 Hz up to about 11 Hz;
and wherein the current and the pre-set frequencies are maintained for substantially an entire treatment session;
and wherein the mounting assembly comprises:
an adhesive patch, wherein said adhesive patch has a diameter that is greater than an external diameter of the device;
an aperture defined in the adhesive patch;
said aperture having a diameter that is less than the external diameter of the device;
and wherein the adhesive patch is engaged with the device such that a part of an upper surface of the device is accessible through the aperture and the adhesive patch overlaps the remaining portion of the upper surface of the device;
and wherein the patch is adapted to be adhered to the patient's skin in such a manner that the electrodes on a bottom wall of the device are brought into contact with the patient's skin.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Healing disc, a pain management assembly incorporating the disc, and a method of using the same

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Healing disc, a pain management assembly incorporating the disc, and a method of using the same

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