16 results about "Transcutaneous stimulation" patented technology

Provided are wearable transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) devices. In certain embodiments, a taVNS of the present disclosure comprises a housing comprising a cavity adapted to receive an electrode component. The device may further comprise an electrode component removably embedded in the cavity and comprising two or more electrodes 5 adapted to contact one or more auricular target regions of a subject when wearing the taVNS device, wherein the electrodes are adapted to transcutaneously stimulate an auricular vagus nerve of the subject. In some instances, the device further comprises a behind-the-ear stabilizer adapted to stabilize contact between the two or more electrodes and the one or more auricular target regions of the 10 subject. Also provided are methods of using the devices of the present disclosure, e.g., for clinical and non-clinical purposes in a subject in need thereof.

A wearable electronic device includes an electrode array for percutaneously stimulating sensory nerves that self-govern a body part distal to a wearing location of the wearable electronic device. The transcutaneous stimulation is configured to induce a current or voltage that induces a sensory impression at a region innervated by the sensory nerve and not at the stimulated sensory nerve itself. In one embodiment, the wearable electronic device employs a ring shape that is worn on the proximal phalanx of the index finger. In this configuration, the wearable electronic device may stimulate a portion of a branch extending through the median nerve of the index finger. When the median nerve is stimulated, a user wearing the ring can perceive pressure applied to the fingertip of the user.

A system includes at least one electrode configured for transcutaneous stimulation of a pudendal nerve or surrounding perianal tissue or both. The at least one electrode is coupled to a substrate that includes a rectal portion and a buttocks support portion. The rectal portion includes a fecal blocking element. A control module is coupled to the at least one electrode, and includes a microprocessor for controlling operational parameters of the system.

Disclosed herein is a method of treating pain, such as, for example, chronic lower back pain. One or more electrodes can be positioned proximate to a spinal cord. Using the one or more electrodes, a transdermal stimulation routine can be applied to a portion of the spinal cord to treat pain.

The utility model relates to the technical field of medical instruments, in particular to an ear and neck percutaneous stimulation device for the vagus nerve of a human body. The utility model provides an ear and neck percutaneous stimulation device for human vagus nerves, which comprises a mounting sleeve and the like, the mounting sleeve is slidably connected with a pair of neck stimulators, the mounting sleeve is fixedly connected with a pair of ear stimulators through wires, the neck stimulators are fixedly connected with a fixing sleeve, the fixing sleeve is slidably connected with the mounting sleeve, the fixing sleeve is slidably connected with a clamping block, and the clamping block is fixedly connected with the neck stimulators through wires. A spring is fixedly connected between the clamping block and the fixing sleeve, the mounting sleeve is fixedly connected with a limiting plate, the clamping block is in extrusion fit with the limiting plate, and an attaching assembly is arranged on the mounting sleeve. The ear and neck percutaneous stimulation device for the vagus nerve of the human body can be adaptively adjusted according to the shape and the size of the neck of the patient through the fixing sleeve, the limiting plate and other parts, so that it is ensured that the neck stimulator can stimulate the proper position of the neck of the patient, the percutaneous stimulation effect is ensured, and the universality of the ear and neck percutaneous stimulation device for the vagus nerve of the human body is improved.

The present invention relates to the technical field of nerve stimulation, and in particular, to a wearable minimally invasive tibial nerve stimulation apparatus, which comprises a nerve stimulation unit, a nerve conduction monitoring unit, a surface-mounted minimally invasive needle electrode unit, a return electrode unit, an auxiliary positioning and binding unit, a button unit, a display unit, a power management unit, and a wireless signal transmission unit. According to the present invention, electrical stimulation signals are effectively transmitted to subcutaneous tissues by means of the wearable microneedle puncture technology, achieving effective stimulation of tibial nerves deep in the tissues; adaptive adjustment of output signals of the nerve stimulation unit is achieved based on nerve conduction monitoring and plantar motion decoding technologies, achieving individual adaptive stimulation, thereby reducing the discomfort of transcutaneous stimulation, and improving the therapeutic effect.

A head-mount transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) device adapted to stimulate acupoints of a user transcutaneously when being worn on the head of the user is disclosed. The TENS device includes one or more frames, a plurality of contacts, a pulse width modulation (PWM) generator, and one or more thermal pads. The one or more frames are arranged to have a contour matching an anatomical shape of the head. The plurality of contacts is arranged on an inner surface of the one or more frames for contacting the acupoints on the head. The PWM generator is configured to generate a pulse stimulation signal and couple the pulse stimulation signal to the plurality of contacts for stimulating the acupoints. The one or more thermal pads are arranged on the inner surface of the one or more frames for applying thermal treatment to the acupoints.

To provide a transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation device that delivers stimulation other than electrical current to the ear comprising the external auditory canal and the auricle, allowing the general public to use it safely and casually, while achieving effective vagus nerve stimulation.SOLUTION: A transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation device is configured to be worn on the ear for stimulating the vagus nerve transcutaneously, the stimulation being infrared or visible light irradiation, heat by thermal conduction, and / or vibration. It is preferable that the heat by thermal conduction is heat from a heating surface of a Peltier element 11a; the vibration is vibration from a piezoelectric element 12a; and the infrared or visible light irradiation is irradiation of infrared light or visible light emitted from an infrared LED 13a or a visible LED 13a.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

In various embodiments, methods are provided for improving, and / or regulating, and / or restoring respiration in a subject with a respiratory deficiency. In certain embodiments the methods involve neuromodulating the cervical spinal cord of a subject by administering transcutaneous stimulation to the cervical spinal cord or a region thereof at a frequency and intensity sufficient to regulate and / or to restore respiration; and / or neuromodulating the cervical spinal cord of a subject by administering epidural stimulation to the cervical spinal cord or a region thereof at a frequency and intensity sufficient to regulate and / or to restore respiration; and / or neuromodulating the cervical spinal cord of a subject with a magnetic stimulator at a frequency and intensity sufficient to regulate and / or to restore respiration.

The invention relates to the field of medical equipment, in particular to nerve stimulation equipment and an output control method thereof, and the nerve stimulation equipment comprises a pulse signal generation unit which is used for generating a pulse signal; the output unit is connected with the pulse signal generation unit and is used for outputting the pulse signal and performing percutaneous stimulation on a target nerve; the pulse signal comprises a plurality of pulse triggers, and the time interval between two adjacent pulse triggers is (39ms, 99ms). According to the pulse signals output by the nerve stimulation equipment, the time interval between two adjacent pulse triggers is (39ms, 99ms), the time interval enables the pulse signals not to continuously stimulate nerves, side effects are avoided, the nerve rest time is prevented from being too long in the stimulation process, and therefore a good treatment effect is achieved.

A wearable electronic device includes an electrode array for transcutaneously stimulating a sensory nerve that innervates a body region distal to where the wearable electronic device is worn. The transcutaneous stimulation is configured to induce a current or voltage that induces a sensory impression in an area innervated by the sensory nerve, rather than at the stimulated sensory nerve itself. In one embodiment, the wearable electronic device takes the form of a ring worn on the proximal phalanx of the index finger. In this configuration, the wearable electronic device can stimulate a portion of a branch of the median nerve that extends through the index finger. While stimulating the median nerve, a user wearing the ring can sense pressure applied to the user's fingertip.

The present invention discloses methods and systems for transdermally stimulating a muscle. The method comprising or including: a) contacting a surface of the skin in proximity to a target muscle with at least two electrodes; b) energizing the at least two electrodes to expose the target muscle to a first voltage having a first polarity for a first time period; and c) energizing the at least two electrodes to expose the target muscle to a second voltage having a second polarity, opposite the first polarity, for a second time period. The system and method enable to vary the polarity of the voltage to which the target muscle is exposed is sufficient to stimulate the target muscle.

The present application relates to a vagus nerve stimulation device and an ultrasonic signal generation method wherein the vagus nerve stimulation device comprises: a signal generation module for generating an ultrasonic signal with a space peak sound pressure of 0.2 MPa to 6 MPa and a space peak time average sound intensity of 0.1 W / cm to 25 W / cm; the signal output module is connected with the signal generation module and is used for outputting the ultrasonic signal; the ultrasonic signal is used for percutaneously stimulating a target vagus nerve; the output ultrasonic signals with the space peak sound pressure ranging from 0.2 MPa to 6 MPa and the space peak time average sound intensity ranging from 0.1 W / cm to 25 W / cm are used for being matched with the target vagus nerve, and the regulation and control efficiency is obviously improved while use safety is guaranteed; the problem that existing ultrasonic stimulation parameters are not matched with percutaneous vagus nerves is solved.

Method and apparatus for transdermal stimulation to treat overactive bladder and other medical ailments are described herein. The method may generally comprise non-invasively positioning a first portion of a patient's body relative to an electrical stimulator such that a target nerve within the first portion of the body is in proximity to the electrical stimulator, delivering an electrical stimulus from the electrical stimulator to the target nerve, detecting electrical conduction through a response nerve or detecting a muscular response caused by an electrical conduction through the response nerve via at least one sensor positioned along a second portion of the body, receiving a signal from the at least one sensor indicative of the detected electrical conduction or muscular response thereby providing feedback about the existence of neuropathic-irresponsiveness along the target nerve, and adjusting stimulation parameters of the electrical stimulator based on the feedback.

A referred sensation or neural haptic wearable includes an electrode array for transdermal stimulation of a sensory nerve that itself innervates a body part distal to a worn location of the referred sensation wearable. The transdermal stimulation is configured to induce an electrical current or voltage that evokes a sensory impression at an area innervated by the sensory nerve, not at the stimulated sensory nerve itself. In one implementation, the referred sensation wearable takes a finger ring form factor worn on a proximal phalanx of an index finger. In this configuration, the referred sensation wearable can stimulate a portion of a branch of the median nerve extending through the index finger. Upon stimulation of the median nerve, a user wearing the finger ring may perceive pressure applied to the user's fingertip.

A transcutaneous stimulation system can be used to stimulate one or more nerves or proprioceptors to reduce essential tremor, Parkinson tremor, and other forms of tremor. Vibrotactile stimulation of proprioceptors is provided in certain aspects.