Implantable electroacupuncture system and method
US10299987B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 12, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49117
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An exemplary method includes generating, by an electroacupuncture device implanted beneath a skin surface of a patient, stimulation sessions at a duty cycle that is less than 0.05, and applying, by the electroacupuncture device in accordance with the duty cycle, the stimulation sessions to a location within the patient. A primary battery located within the electroacupuncture device and having an internal impedance greater than 5 ohms is configured to provide operating power to pulse generation circuitry within the electroacupuncture device.
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