Process for establishing an electrostimulation protocol for pelvic pain control, and the prespective portable electrostimulation equipment for pelvic pain control using said protocol

Abstract

These electrostimulation processes and equipment are used in the control of pelvic pain of different etiologies, more particularly, pain resulting from dysmenorrhea and endometriosis, the process predicting the development of an electrostimulation protocol in which the variation of the intensity of the electric pulses is performed in a random manner, respecting the limits of efficacy of the stimulation, in order to reduce the physiological phenomenon of nerve fiber accommodation upon stimuli; and a portable electrostimulation device, consisting of a double bandage (1) formed by two sheets (2), each comprised of central portion (2a) and two side flaps (2b), the central portion (2a) of both sheets (2) housing between them a compartment (3), housing for the electronic module of the apparatus, and the two side flaps (2a) of the top sheet (2) housing the respective electrodes (4), duly covered by the respective gel layers protected by removable protective sheets (5); each one of the sheets (2) is additionally endowed with a respective fastening strip (6); a coin-shaped lithium-ion supply battery (8), model CR20XX, a single on-off button (9), and the following internal components are provided: Power source module (10), step-up regulator module (11), micro controller module (12), power supply seal module (13), boost source module (14), H-bridge module (15), and electrode output module (16).

Description

technical field [0001] Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS), as known in the art, is a well-known and enshrined modality for non-drug, non-invasive treatment of pain management in multiple etiologies. Such treatments consist in placing electrodes in defined areas of the body and applying electrical impulses with the aim of stimulating nerve fibers (or nerves); this electrical stimulation produces an analgesic effect, which produces a reduction or even complete elimination of pain. [0002] This treatment modality has been used in a number of clinical settings to treat a number of acute and chronic pain conditions and is well accepted among health professionals. [0003] TENS is particularly indicated in the case of most pain disorders of different etiology (both acute and chronic). Even visceral pain, such as pelvic pain (caused by dysmenorrhea) and pain of tumor origin, has even been successfully treated with electrical stimulation. It is an alternative or adj...

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Problems solved by technology

[0013] Furthermore, portable electrostimulation devices on the market have one or more disadvantages: need to be adjusted by the user through the intensity control buttons provided in the body of the device

As a function of the plasticity and adaptability of the cell membranes of the nerve fibers, the regular intervals of change allow said cell membranes to adapt and cause the nerve fibers to be conditioned, thereby losing or reducing the analgesic effect

[0031] This is another inconvenience of the electrostimulation devices currently available in the market: the difficulty in keeping the nerve fibers unmodulated while the electrical impulses are being applied

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