Stimulation device and method

A stimulator, stimulation circuit technology, used in electrotherapy, therapy, physical therapy, etc., can solve the problems of patients being unable to read and driving, shortening patients' outdoor time, and difficult to relieve symptoms of dry eye patients.

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-03-02
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Patients with severe dry eye gradually develop sensitivity to light and wind, greatly reducing the patient's outdoor time, and these discomforts often make reading and driving impossible
Current treatment options provide little relief for people with severe dry eye
These available options include artificial tears, lacrimal plugs, humidity goggles, topical cyclosporine, and palpebral sutures, none of which adequately relieve or treat the disease

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[0062] A stimulation system for stimulating an anatomical target in a patient to treat one or more diseases is described herein. The stimulation system can include at least one controller and at least one microstimulator. The controller can be implemented as part of the microstimulator, or as a separate device. When formed as a separate device, the controller may communicate with the microstimulator via wireless and / or wired connections. The controller can generate waveform signals that can communicate power and / or information to the microstimulator, and the microstimulator can deliver one or more stimulation signals to the anatomical target based on the waveform signals.

[0063] The stimulation system can be used to stimulate any suitable anatomical target (or multiple anatomical targets) to treat a variety of diseases. In some variations, the stimulation systems described herein can be used to treat dry eye. For example, a stimulation system may be used to stimulate one ...

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Stimulation systems and methods for stimulating one or more anatomical targets in a patient to treat conditions such as dry eye are described herein. The stimulation system can include a controller and a microstimulator. The components of the controller and microstimulator may be realized by a single unit or by separate devices. When implemented separately, the controller and microstimulator may communicate wirelessly or through a wired connection. The microstimulator may generate pulses based on signals received from the controller and apply the signals to an anatomical target via one or more electrodes. In some variations, the microstimulator includes a passive generation circuit configured to generate pulses based on a signal received from the controller.

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[0001] Cross-references to related applications [0002] This application asserts U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 61 / 473,141 filed April 7, 2011, U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 61 / 523,732 filed August 15, 2011, and Priority Benefit of U.S. Application Serial No. 13 / 928,042 asserting U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 61 / 414,293 filed November 16, 2010, filed January 18, 2011 U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 61 / 433,645, U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 61 / 433,649 filed January 18, 2011, and U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 61 / 433,652 filed January 18, 2011 preferred benefits. Each of the above applications is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. technical field [0003] The present invention generally relates to stimulation systems and methods of using stimulation systems. The stimulation system may be used to stimulate one or more anatomical structures to treat one or more indications, such as dry eye. Background tec...

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Patent Type & AuthorityPatents(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61N1/36
CPCA61N1/0526A61N1/36046A61N1/37205A61N1/37229
InventorD·M·艾克尔曼J·D·劳丁J·库兹马D·帕兰克S·F·韦滕坎普
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