Title:
DEVICE FOR PUNCTUAL STIMULATION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/127306
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention relates to a device for the punctual stimulation of endings, located in the region of the ears, of nerves leading to brain stem nuclei, said device (1) having a battery-powered therapeutic current generator (3), which is arranged in a housing (2) to be worn in the ear region and is provided with an electronic circuit that forms a low-frequency therapeutic current, and said device also having at least one flexible line (5) proceeding from the therapeutic current generator (3) for connecting to an electrode to be positioned at a nerve ending and having a base electrode (7), which is likewise connected to the therapeutic current generator and by means of which the therapeutic circuit leading across the former electrode is closed, wherein the device (1), at least by means of an external part of said device (1), can be adapted to the shape of the body point of patient intended for the positioning of the device due to a mechanically pliable structure.
Inventors:
SZELES JOSEF CONSTANTIN (AT)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2012/000559
Publication Date:
January 03, 2013
Filing Date:
March 21, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
UNIV WIEN MED (AT)
SZELES JOSEF CONSTANTIN (AT)
SZELES JOSEF CONSTANTIN (AT)
International Classes:
A61N1/36; A61H39/00; A61N1/04; A61N1/05; H05K1/02; H05K1/11; H05K5/00
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2001035897A1 | 2001-05-25 | |||
| WO2009154458A2 | 2009-12-23 | |||
| WO2011030210A1 | 2011-03-17 |
Foreign References:
| US20100168822A1 | 2010-07-01 | |||
| DE102005003735A1 | 2006-07-27 |
Other References:
SATOR-KATZENSCHLAGER SABINE M ET AL: "P-Stim auricular electroacupuncture stimulation device for pain relief", EXPERT REVIEW OF MEDICAL DEVICES, FUTURE DRUGS LTD., LONDON, GB, vol. 4, no. 1, 1 January 2007 (2007-01-01), pages 23 - 32, XP009141474, ISSN: 1743-4440
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SCHWARZ, Steffen (PO Box 445 Pelikanweg 2, 4003 Basel, CH)
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