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Electrical stimulation apparatus

US11446492B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 27, 2019
Grant dateSep 20, 2022
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Expiry dateFeb 27, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61N1/325
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An electrical stimulation apparatus includes a generator of sequential electrical pulses having predetermined values of parameters that include pulse amplitude, and duration and frequency of the pulses, the generator having one or more separate stimulation channels that independently deliver the pulse sequences to body areas. An electrode for each channel transmits the stimulation pulses and is applied outside the patient's skin at a predetermined region and with a predetermined position relative to the position of another electrode associated to another channel. One or more electrodes are borne by a flexible support element, fastenable in a position related to body anatomy, and are distributed on an extension of the support element according to a predetermined design, together with the pulse generator connected to the one or more electrodes or with two or more pulse generators connected to different electrodes also supported by the support element.

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