Wireless transcutaneous electrical tissue stimulator
US4690144A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 2, 1982 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/36021
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A transcutaneous electrical tissue stimulator comprises an electrical tissue stimulation generator (10, 41) attachable to the human body and a remote controller (37, 40) therefor. Generator (10) includes a plurality of rigid printed circuit boards (73-75) having components (91, 92) mounted thereon, each circuit board (73-75) interconnected with flexible printed circuit board (76, 77) and terminal means (51-54) for delivery of electrical tissue stimulation to electrodes (12-15). Remote programmer (37, 40) comprises user controls (39) for control of generator (10, 41) stimulation mode or parameters via telemetric link (42d, 42a).
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