Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for relieving pain using transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
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Application No.: US14610757Application Date: 2015-01-30
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Publication No.: US09656070B2Publication Date: 2017-05-23
- Inventor: Shai N. Gozani , Xuan Kong , Andres Aguirre , Glenn Herb , Marc Cryan , Michael Williams
- Applicant: NeuroMetrix, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MA Waltham
- Assignee: NeuroMetrix, Inc.
- Current Assignee: NeuroMetrix, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Waltham
- Agency: Pandiscio & Pandiscio
- Main IPC: A61N1/36
- IPC: A61N1/36 ; A61N1/04 ; A61N1/32 ; A61N1/372

Abstract:
Apparatus for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in humans, the apparatus comprising: a housing; stimulation means mounted within the housing for electrically stimulating nerves; an electrode array releasably mounted to the housing and connectable to the stimulation means, the electrode array comprising a plurality of electrodes for electrical stimulation of nerves; control means mounted to the housing and electrically connected to the stimulation means for controlling at least one characteristic of the stimulation means; monitoring means mounted to the housing and electrically connected to the stimulation means for monitoring at least one characteristic of the stimulation means; user interface means mounted to the housing and electrically connected to the control means for controlling the stimulation means; display means mounted to the housing and electrically connected to the control means and the monitoring means for displaying the status of the stimulations means; and a strap attached to the housing; wherein the strap is configured to hold the housing, stimulation means and electrode array at a specific anatomical location to treat pain.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150148865A1 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RELIEVING PAIN USING TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION Public/Granted day:2015-05-28
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