Surgery: light – thermal – and electrical application – Light – thermal – and electrical application – Electrical therapeutic systems
Patent
1991-09-16
1994-08-30
Green, Randall L.
Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application
Light, thermal, and electrical application
Electrical therapeutic systems
607 1, 607 2, 607 45, 607 46, 600 26, A61N 136
Patent
active
053424107
ABSTRACT:
A cranial electrotherapy stimulation ("CES") device which generates periodic electrical signals is connected between the forehead and wrist area of a human being in order to affect electrical activity in the brain and thereby decrease the individual's craving for controlled substances such as alcohol and drugs and reduce anxiety, insomnia and depression. A portable, cranial electrical stimulator is preferably mounted adjacent the arm area or worn about the waist of a patient. A first electrode is attached to the forehead of the patient, preferably above the bridge of the nose between the eyes, and a second electrode is attached to the wrist area of one am, preferably at the radial artery. Periodic electrical pulses having a waveform with a current amplitude in the range of 0.1 to 60 mA, a voltage of approximately 40-60 volts, a frequency of approximately 0.1 to 400 Hz, and a pulse width approximately 0.2 to 2 milliseconds at a 20% duty cycle are applied for at least 20 minutes between the forehead and wrist electrode. As a result, electrical activity in the brain is affected, in particular, the amplitude of P300 electrical brain activity is increased. Since decreased P300 activity is associated with increased patient interest in drugs and alcohol, the use of the CES in the is way makes it less likely that the patient will desire such controlled substances.
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Green Randall L.
Zuttarelli P.
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