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Auricular electrical stimulator

US5514175A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 9, 1994
Grant dateMay 7, 1996
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Expiry dateNov 9, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61H2205/027
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Described is a low voltage, multipoint auricular stimulator which is lightweight, portable and unobtrusive for use by a patient to reduce or eliminate sensations of pain and anxiety and for correcting other neural dysfunctions, and a treatment method incorporating the pain reducing and neural dysfunction correcting apparatus.

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