System and method for selectively stimulating different body parts
US7647112B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 31, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/36021
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Devices and methods are provided for electrically stimulating a predetermined body part of a mammal. The method includes placing at least one electrode in proximity to the mammal's skin, injecting an electrically conductive gel into the body of the mammal so as to form a conductive gel pathway extending at least partially along a distance between the at least one electrode and the predetermined body part, and stimulating the predetermined body part by applying an electrical signal via the electrode that travels, at least in part, through the conductive gel pathway.
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