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7623926 Stimulus regimens for cardiovascular reflex control  
Baroreflex activation is achieved by providing suitable control signals to a baroreflex activation device. A method comprises establishing a therapy interval (possibly on the order of minutes to...
7622702 Power controlling apparatus applied to biochip and operating method thereof  
The invention discloses a power controlling apparatus for a biochip including M regions. Each region includes a plurality of cells respectively. The power controlling apparatus includes a pulse...
7620451 Methods and apparatus for pulsed electric field neuromodulation via an intra-to-extravascular approach  
Methods and apparatus are provided for pulsed electric field neuromodulation via an intra-to-extravascular approach, e.g., to effectuate irreversible electroporation or electrofusion, necrosis...
7593775 Sports equipment with resonant muscle stimulator for developing muscle strength  
A method and apparatus include a therapeutic or developmental instrument that includes hardware and/or software for stimulating a muscle. Such an instrument may comprise, for instance, a golf club,...
7584003 Apparatus of electro-stimulation and relative data support  
Example electro-stimulation apparatuses and methods involve generating pulses having preset values of typical parameters. A number of sub-phases forming a sequence of the pulses are applied to...
7565201 Activation of calcium-mediated cell functions in cells and tissues, including aggregation of human platelets. by nanosecond pulsed electric fields  
Methods for inducing calcium mobilization in cells through the application of nanosecond pulsed electric fields (“nsPEFs”) are provided. The invention also provides a method of increasing...
7486993 Brain stimulation method and device  
The present invention provides for applying electric impulse trains to a patient. A ditherer generates a plurality of indicia, each of the plurality of indicia corresponding to an impulse train....
7480531 System and method for reducing pain associated with cardioversion shocks generated by implantable cardiac stimulation devices  
Techniques are provided for generating plateau-shaped cardioversion shocks having reduced lead edge voltages. The reduced leading edge voltages are provided primarily to reduce the likelihood that...
7383089 Bunion treating device  
A pulse generating apparatus has two like output channels that apply generated pulse signals of selected characteristics to two electrodes attached to a strap, each electrode receiving a different...
7333858 Pulse burst electrical stimulation of nerve or tissue fibers  
A method for stimulating nerve or tissue fibers and a prosthetic hearing device implanting same. The method comprises: generating a stimulation signal comprising a plurality of pulse bursts each...
7333857 Treatment of pain  
The method disclosed herein entails spinal cord stimulation via electrodes placed directly into the dorsal horn, dorsal column, spinothalamic tract, nucleus cuneatus, nucleus gracilis, spinal tract...
7319902 Method and device for electrochemical rejuvenation of skin and underlying tissue, and muscle building  
A method and device are disclosed for using electrochemistry to rejuvenate skin and underlying tissue and to build and strengthen muscles by applying pulses of DC electrical charge, at a duration...
7299091 Treatment of obesity by bilateral vagus nerve stimulation  
A method of treating patients for compulsive overeating includes stimulating left and right branches of the patient's vagus nerve simultaneously with electrical pulses in a predetermined sequence...
7295880 Stimulation control for brain stimulation  
System and method for end of battery life operation of an implantable bilateral brain stimulator. The present system and method automatically measures one or more levels of electrical parameters in...
7292890 Vagus nerve stimulation via unidirectional propagation of action potentials  
Methods of stimulating a vagus nerve include providing at least one implantable stimulator with at least two electrodes, configuring the electrodes to apply stimulation that unidirectionally...
7280873 Treatment of oropharyngeal disorders by application of neuromuscular electrical stimulation  
A method for treating an oropharyngeal disorder in a patient by neuromuscular electrical stimulation includes selectively placing a plurality of electrodes in electrical contact with tissue of a...
7191014 Living body stimulating apparatus  
A living body stimulating apparatus capable of giving extensive therapeutic effects and softer feeling of stimulation. Rectangular wave pulse groups S containing a plurality of pulse density...
7167754 Low power inverted alterphasic stimulation in a cochlear implant  
An alterphasic inverting stimulation strategy for use with a multichannel cochlear implant system consumes less power than similar strategies, yet provides better sound quality. The alterphasic...
7133723 Device for enhancing cell metabolism  
The cell enhancing device for an electrical pulse cosmetic meter, wherein the composite pulse generating device comprising an electrical pulse generating device, generating an electrical pulse...
7089061 Device and method for nausea suppression  
A nausea control device which provides electrical stimulation to the K9 acupressure point or points on the finger of a patient. Various mounting structures may be used to hold the electrodes in...
7039468 Method and apparatus for treating oropharyngeal disorders with electrical stimulation  
A simple, non-invasive method and apparatus for treating oropharyngeal disorders provides electrical stimulation to the oropharyngeal region of a patient. The apparatus includes an electrical...
7035691 Resonant muscle stimulator  
A method and apparatus generate resonant sequences having pulses optimally spaced and configured to realize uniform contractions in a musculature. Namely, each subsequent pulse maintains tension...
7031750 Management method of fat mass and management device of fat mass using mobile phone  
The present invention relates generally to an apparatus for managing the body fat of a human body and, more particularly, to a mobile communication terminal in which a body fat managing function is...
7013179 Percutaneous electrode array  
A percutaneous electrode array is disclosed for applying therapeutic electrical energy to a treatment site in the body of a patient. The array comprises a plurality of electrode microstructures...
6944503 Method and apparatus for electrical stimulation  
Pulsed electrical stimulation is applied to selected tissues via electrodes positioned on and/or in the body. Each electrode is connected to an output ( 108 ) of the apparatus. Each output ( 108 )...
6944501 Neurostimulator involving stimulation strategies and process for using it  
This is a neurostimulator that is configured to treat epilepsy and other neurological disorders using certain stimulation strategies, particularly changing various pulse parameters, during the...
6941172 Method and device for restoring kidney function using electromagnetic stimulation  
A device for, and method of restoring kidney function, the method including the steps of: (a) providing a device including: (i) a conducting coil, and (ii) a signal generator, operatively connected...
6904322 Transcranial electrostimulation apparatus and method  
Transcranial electrostimulation apparatus and method includes a first generator of bipolar pulses of a first predetermined frequency. A source of modulating control signals, producing an output at...
6892099 Apparatus and method for reducing subcutaneous fat deposits, virtual face lift and body sculpturing by electroporation  
An apparatus and method for performing non-invasive treatment of the human face and body by electroporation in lieu of cosmetic surgery is provided. The apparatus comprises a high voltage pulse...
6871099 Fully implantable microstimulator for spinal cord stimulation as a therapy for chronic pain  
An implantable stimulator(s), small enough to be located near or within an area of the spine responsible for sensations in a region experiencing chronic pain uses a power source/storage device,...
6871092 APPARATUS DESIGNED TO MODULATE THE NEUROVEGETATIVE SYSTEM AND INTEGRATE ITS ACTION WITH THAT OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; APPLICATIONS IN THE TREATMENT OF THE VASCULAR SYSTEM AND ORTHOPAEDIC DISORDERS  
This invention relates to a new type of apparatus designed to modulate the neurovegetative system and integrate the neurovegetative action with that of the central nervous system. The method is not...
6853863 Electro therapy method and apparatus  
An apparatus for providing therapeutic electric current to a treatment site of a patient is disclosed, which provides two oscillating or pulsing electric alternating currents, of frequencies which...
6845270 Apparatus for destroying pathogen molecules using frequencies  
A frequency transfer system for the destruction of pathogens using a recorded medium and a transfer unit is disclosed. The recorded medium contains at least one square wave at a frequency known to...
6810286 Stimulation for delivery of molecular therapy  
Provided are novel stimulatory device for the controlled production of angiogenic growth factors. More specifically, a subthreshold pulse generator is used for the local production of vascular...
6795728 Apparatus and method for reducing subcutaneous fat deposits by electroporation  
An apparatus and method for minimally invasive treatment of deep subcutaneous fat deposits in lieu of cosmetic surgery is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a high voltage pulse generator connected...
6745078 Procedure and machine for electro-inducing/stimulating deep-layered muscle contractions using a biphasic faradic pulse sequence  
A procedure and machine promotes healing by causing muscle fasciculation and contraction relaxation cycles that effectively pump blood through the microcirculation, draining the venous beds and...
6738664 Method of and apparatus for atrial and ventricular defibrillation or cardioversion with an electrical waveform optimized in the frequency domain  
An apparatus having a discharging energy source, two electrodes adapted to make electrical contact with a patient, a connecting mechanism forming an electrical circuit between the energy source and...
6735480 Electro-acupuncture device with D-shaped stimulation electrodes  
An electro-acupuncture device for controlling nausea. The device includes a wristwatch like housing, circuitry for generating electro-acupuncture stimulus disposed within the housing, and a strap...
6684107 Wrinkle-reducing system  
A system for reducing wrinkles on human skin utilizes an electrode to conduct a microcurrent through the surface of the wrinkle into the underlying dermal layer. The electrode is moved in multiple...
6684106 Method and electronic components for multi-functional electrical stimulation systems  
A multi-functional electrical stimulation (ES) system adapted to yield output signals for effecting faradic, electromagnetic, or other forms of electrical stimulation for a broad spectrum of...
6650943 Fully implantable neurostimulator for cavernous nerve stimulation as a therapy for erectile dysfunction and other sexual dysfunction  
An implantable stimulator(s) with at least two electrodes, which is small enough to have the electrodes located adjacent to a cavernous nerve(s) or other nerve(s) innervating the reproductive...
6631297 Electrical clinical apparatus and electrical stimulation method using variant assignment method  
An electrical stimulation method and an electrical clinical apparatus using a variant assignment method applied in treatment of dysfunction such as urinary incontinence is disclosed. The electrical...
6615086 Non-adhesive massager with conductive silicon  
A massager has a pair of non-adhesive massaging pads and a pair of metal buttons. Each metal button extends between one of the massaging pads and the massaging pulse generator so that the signal...
6591137 Implantable neuromuscular stimulator for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders  
A system and method for treating gastrointestinal and other disorders via electrical stimulation of plural portions of a patient's gastrointestinal tract uses an implantable control module, sensors...
6567702 Eliciting analgesia by transcranial electrical stimulation  
A method of eliciting analgesia in a human subject by Transcranial Electrical Stimulation (TCES) is provided. Electrodes are secured to the skin of the subject's head and used to apply an...
6564103 Electrical stimulator and method of use  
A system and method for performing multiple modes of electro-therapy with a portable electro-therapy device are disclosed. Preferably, the modes include an interferential mode, a pre-modulated...
6560490 Waveforms for selective stimulation of central nervous system neurons  
Asymmetric charge-balanced stimulation waveforms are defined and used for CNS stimulation with selective stimulation of either neuronal cell bodies or axon fibers of passage in favor of the other....
6558345 System for delivering insulin  
There is provided an implantable system and method for monitoring pancreatic beta cell electrical activity in a patient in order to obtain a measure of a patient's insulin demand and blood glucose...
6542778 Process and device for permeation of biological objects  
A process for treating a biological or synthetic object subjected to an electrical field in a surrounding liquid medium for a predetermined pulse time (t 1 ), the electrical field being formed by...
6535767 Apparatus and method for bioelectric stimulation, healing acceleration and pain relief  
An apparatus for generating an electrical signal for use in biomedical applications, including two timing blocks for generating timing intervals T 1 -T 7 , an interconnection block for combining...
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