DEVICES AND METHODS FOR NON-INVASIVE CAPACITIVE ELECTRICAL STIMULATION AND THEIR USE FOR VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION ON THE NECK OF A PATIENT

摘要

The invention relates to an apparatus (30, 50) for modulating one or more nerves within a body of a patient comprising:
- a source of energy (320) for generating an electric field;
- one or more electrodes (45, 345) coupled to the source of energy;
- an interface (351, 42) coupled to the electrodes and positionable against an outer skin surface of the patient;
- a conduction medium (350) electrically coupling the electrodes with the interface,
- a housing having an outer enclosure enclosing the electrodes and the conduction medium, wherein at least a portion of the outer enclosure comprises the interface;
and wherein the source of energy is configured to deliver one or more electrical impulses from the electrodes through the conductive medium, the interface and the outer skin surface to a nerve at a target region within the patient.