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Transcutaneous connection device

US5144952A · kind A · utility

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29Claims
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Filing dateJun 6, 1990
Grant dateSep 8, 1992
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Expiry dateJun 6, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2250/0001
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A transcutaneous connection device connects an electrical stimulator outside the body to at least one subcutaneous electrical conductor. Cutaneous penetration is afforded by a system placed in the pinna of the ear or in the earlobe and connected on the one hand to the electrical stimulator and on the other hand to the subcutaneous electrical conductor.

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