Wearable transdermal electrical stimulation devices and methods of using them

US8903494B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• thync, inc. · US

Inventors

• Isy Goldwasser · Los Gatos, US
• William J. Tyler · Newton, US
• Alexander OPITZ · Oettingen, DE
• Tomokazu Sato · Nara, JP
• Jonathan David Charlesworth · Menlo Park, US
• Sumon K. Pal · Boston, US
• Philip Lamb · Bothell, US
• Christopher Voss · Dorval, CA
• Steven B. Cook · Vista, US
• Remi Demers · Lévis, CA
• Raymond L. Gradwohl · Saratoga, US
• Daniel Wetmore · Brooklyn, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 26, 2013
• Grant date: Dec 2, 2014
• Expiry date: Nov 26, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N1/0492
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Described herein are devices, systems, and methods for transdermal electrical stimulation. Devices described herein can include self-contained, lightweight, and wearable components. The devices include a primary unit including a first transdermal electrode and a secondary unit including a second transdermal electrode. The device can be capable of wireless communication. The primary unit and secondary unit are placed at two locations on the skin of a user, for example on the head or neck of a user. The first and second transdermal electrodes are electrically connected. Electrical stimulation is driven between the two electrodes. The electrical stimulation induces a cognitive effect in a user of the device.