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Method and system to remotely control a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation device

A remote control and stimulation device technology, applied in electrotherapy, therapy, physical therapy, etc., can solve the problem of going in and out of the doctor's office

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-03-25
扎克·本巴赛特
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However, patients often lack the necessary knowledge to effectively place the electrode pads themselves, or to choose the appropriate stimulation protocol themselves, which inevitably results in frequent trips to the doctor's office.

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[0012] figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a remote control system for a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) device, generally referred to as 100 . The system 100 includes a TENS control unit 102 and electrode pads 104 connected to the TENS control unit 102 by a pair of wires 114 . The specific position of the electrode pad 104 in the body needs to be adjusted according to the muscle-tendon injury position in the body, and these positions are located around the ankle, knee, hip, wrist, elbow, shoulder, neck and back. The TENS control unit 102 may include control buttons, a power source, such as a battery, and several indicator lights to allow the user to distinguish between different modes and intensities of the selected treatment regimen.

[0013] During operation, a smartphone 106 can be used to remotely control the TENS control unit 102 via Bluetooth wireless signals. A graphical user interface (GUI) 108 may be installed on the smartphone 106, or may be conn...

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A system to remotely control a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) device is disclosed. The system includes a TENS control unit where a transceiver of the TENS control unit is configured to receive wireless Bluetooth signals transmitted from a smartphone, and to transmit wireless Bluetooth response signals to the smartphone in response to biofeedback from a user's body. The system also includes a controller configured to transmit electrical stimulus pulses during a treatment session in response to receiving the wireless Bluetooth signals, where the controller is configured to modulate pulse width, frequency, intensity, or any combination thereof, of the electrical stimulus pulses. A graphical user interface is accessible using the smartphone and configured for a user to select desired control commands to transmit to the TENS control unit using the wireless Bluetooth signals, where the control commands determine the electrical stimulus impulses that are applied to the user's body.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a method and system for remotely controlling a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation device. Background technique [0002] Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) has been accepted as a modality of electrical therapy for many years. While the original purpose of TENS was to relieve pain through a mechanism of neural signal blocking, it has also been used to facilitate recovery. TENS devices typically deliver 30 pulses with amplitudes between 10 milliamps (mA) and 100 milliamperes (mA) as biphasic excitation. Stimulation parameters that the user selects to define the stimulation therapy include pulse amplitude, pulse width, and pulse frequency. Stimulation is delivered to a pair of electrode pads that are distributed over the major muscle groups or nerves that receive the stimulation. [0003] The location of the electrode pads and the way of stimulation play a decisive role in the therapeutic effect. Howeve...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61N1/36G16H20/30G16H40/67
CPCA61N1/36014A61N1/37247G16H40/63H04W4/80A61N1/36031A61N1/3603G16H20/30G16H40/67
Inventor 扎克·本巴赛特
Owner 扎克·本巴赛特
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