Patent application number | Description | Published |
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20090299214 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR QUANTITATIVE NERVE LOCALIZATION - A method for localizing a needle to a nerve, the method comprising:
| 12-03-2009 |
20100249643 | Apparatus and method for performing nerve conduction studies with localization of evoked responses - An apparatus and method for detecting physiological function, for example, nerve conduction, is described. In one embodiment the apparatus includes a housing including a stimulator shaped to fit a first anatomical site and a detector shaped to fit a second anatomical site. The housing automatically positions the detector substantially adjacent to the second anatomical site when the stimulator is positioned substantially adjacent to the first anatomical site. The detector contains a plurality of individual detection elements, whereby the response evoked by stimulation at the first anatomical site is measured using one or more of these detection elements at the second anatomical location. | 09-30-2010 |
20110071421 | Method for automated detection of A-waves - In one form of the present invention, there is provided a method for detecting an A-wave, the method comprising:
| 03-24-2011 |
20120101358 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE AUTOMATED MEASUREMENT OF SURAL NERVE CONDUCTION VELOCITY AND AMPLITUDE - Apparatus comprising a housing; stimulation means mounted to the housing; a biosensor releasably mounted to the housing, the biosensor comprising a plurality of electrodes for detecting a sural nerve response evoked by the stimulation means; acquisition means mounted to the housing and electrically connected to the biosensor for acquiring the sural nerve response; processing means mounted to the housing and electrically connected to the acquisition means for digitizing, processing and storing the acquired sural nerve response; calculation means mounted to the housing and electrically connected to the processing means for calculating the conduction velocity and amplitude of the processed sural nerve response; and display means mounted to the housing for displaying the sural nerve conduction velocity and amplitude; wherein the stimulation means and the biosensor are designed to be placed on a patient's anatomy, in the vicinity of a sural nerve, by manipulating the housing. | 04-26-2012 |
20130158627 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RELIEVING PAIN USING TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION - Apparatus for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in humans, comprising a housing; stimulation means mounted within the housing for electrically stimulating nerves; an electrode array releasably mounted to the housing, connectable to the stimulation means, and comprising electrodes for electrical stimulation of nerves; control means mounted to the housing and electrically connected to the stimulation means for controlling the stimulation means; monitoring means mounted to the housing and electrically connected to the stimulation means for monitoring the stimulation means; user interface means mounted to the housing and electrically connected to the control means for controlling the stimulation means; display means mounted to the housing and electrically connected to the control means and the monitoring means for displaying the status of the stimulations means; and a strap attached to the housing and configured to hold the housing, stimulation means and electrode array at a specific anatomical location to treat pain. | 06-20-2013 |
20140296934 | DETECTING CUTANEOUS ELECTRODE PEELING USING ELECTRODE-SKIN IMPEDANCE - Apparatus for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in a user, the apparatus comprising:
| 10-02-2014 |
20140296935 | TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATOR WITH USER GESTURE DETECTOR AND ELECTRODE-SKIN CONTACT DETECTOR, WITH TRANSIENT MOTION DETECTOR FOR INCREASING THE ACCURACY OF THE SAME - Apparatus for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in a user, the apparatus comprising:
| 10-02-2014 |
20140309709 | TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATOR WITH AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF USER SLEEP-WAKE STATE - Apparatus for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in a user, the apparatus comprising:
| 10-16-2014 |
20150038873 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STIMULATOR ON-SKIN SHORT DETECTION - A device for measuring sural nerve conduction velocity and amplitude, the device comprising:
| 02-05-2015 |