Systems and methods for wireless control of noninvasive electrotherapy

摘要

Methods and devices for providing noninvasive electrotherapy and electrical stimulation are described herein. In one aspect, a device for noninvasive electrotherapy includes wireless communication circuitry configured to receive pulse generation control signals wirelessly transmitted from a computing device. The device can include pulse generation circuitry configured to deliver electrical waveforms according to instructions encoded in the pulse generation control signals. The computing device can include a cellular telephone device, a portable media player, a personal digital assistant, a tablet computer, or an internet access device.

主权项

1. A system for noninvasive electrotherapy, comprising:
a noninvasive electrotherapy device comprising
a nonconductive top layer, including at least one shape-retaining scaffold that can be bent into a contoured shape to fit the electrotherapy device to contours of a user's body and that substantially retains the contoured shape during use of the device, the at least one scaffold disposed within the nonconductive top layer;an electronics layer comprising
a first plurality of conductive contact points,wireless communication circuitry, the wireless communication circuitry configured to receive pulse generation control signals transmitted from a computing device, andpulse generation circuitry configured to deliver electrical waveforms according to instructions encoded in the pulse generation control signals, the pulse generation circuitry configured to provide the electrical waveforms in real time as the pulse generation control signals are received, the pulse generation circuitry in electrical communication with the first plurality of conductive contact points; anda conductive layer comprising
a plurality of conductive zones including a first conductive zone separated from a second conductive zone, wherein portions of the nonconductive top layer within which the at least one shape-retaining scaffold are disposed directly overlie the first conductive zone and the second conductive zone, such that the first conductive zone and the second conductive zone bend into and substantially retain the contoured shape when the at least one scaffold is bent to fit the electrotherapy device to contours of the user's body, anda second plurality of conductive contact points in electrical contact with the first plurality of conductive contacts points and the plurality of conductive zones, the plurality of conductive zones configured to deliver the electrical waveforms received from the pulse generation circuitry through the first plurality of conductive contact points and the second plurality of conductive contact points.