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Device and method for the treatment of pain with electrical energy

US8108047B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 8, 2006
Grant dateJan 31, 2012
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Expiry dateMay 22, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61N1/0472
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An electronic pain treatment device delivering electrical energy to the tissue of a patient in pain is provided which includes a variable wave generator, an impedance measurement circuit, and at least one electrode probe. Associated methods for treating pain are also disclosed.

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