Surgery: light – thermal – and electrical application – Light – thermal – and electrical application – Electrical energy applicator
Patent
1993-04-08
1994-05-24
Kamm, William E.
Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application
Light, thermal, and electrical application
Electrical energy applicator
607 60, 607 65, 128903, A61N 136
Patent
active
053144570
ABSTRACT:
A regenerative electrical stimulation device comprising a stimulator portion to be surgically implanted in patients and an external controller portion. The implanted stimulator portion provides electrical stimuli of selected parameters to damaged nerve tissue to stimulate regeneration and/or healing of the damaged nerve tissue. The external controller portion communicates with the implanted stimulator portion to turn the stimulator portion on and off, to change the parameters of the electrical stimuli, to recharge the batteries, and to monitor the status of the batteries. The implanted portion has an antenna coil, a receiver, a programmable control processor, rechargeable batteries, and a passive transmitter. The external controller portion has an antenna coil, a control processor, a transmitter, a receiver for receiving the data passively transmitted by the implantable portion, and a display means.
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Geisler Mark S.
Jeutter Dean C.
Kamm William E.
Manuel George
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