Method of treating palmar hyperhydrosis by electrical stimulation of the sympathetic nervous chain
US6356786B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 20, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 20, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/32
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for treating hyperhidrosis by applying an oscillating electric field to the stellate ganglion. The method includes the steps of inserting an electrode into the vacinity of the sympathetic ganglion, for example the stellate ganglion, such that the necessary electric field may be applied to the ganglion. The necessary field oscillation frequency and strength, as well as other characteristics of the signal are determined individually for each patient. Continued driving of the pathological activity of the ganglion into the normal function is the long-term, reversible palatative remedy for the condition.
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