Portable assemblies, systems, and methods for providing functional or therapeutic neurostimulation

US8463383B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• NDI Medical, LLC · US

Inventors

• Johnathan L. Sakai · Fairview Park, US
• Maria E. Bennett · Beachwood, US
• Joseph W. Boggs, II · Carrboro, US
• Robert B. Strother · Willoughby Hills, US
• Geoffrey B. Thrope · Cambridge, US
• Kenneth P. Rundle · Independence, US
• Stuart F. Rubin · Orange, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 3, 2009
• Grant date: Jun 11, 2013
• Expiry date: Jul 6, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N1/36021
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Neurostimulation assemblies, systems, and methods make possible the providing of short-term therapy or diagnostic testing by providing electrical connections between muscles and/or nerves inside the body and stimulus generators and/or recording instruments mounted on the surface of the skin or carried outside the body. Neurostimulation assemblies, systems, and methods may include a carrier and an electronics pod, the electronics pod including stimulation generation circuitry and user interface components. A power source and/or flash memory may be incorporated in neurostimulation assembly and/or the return electrode. The assemblies, systems, and methods are adapted to provide coordinated neurostimulation to multiple regions of the body.