发明名称 |
Implantable Electroacupuncture Device and Method for Treating Erectile Dysfunction |
摘要 |
An implantable electroacupuncture device (IEAD) treats an erectile dysfunction condition of a patient through application of stimulation pulses applied at a target tissue location underlying, or in the vicinity of, at least one of acupoints BL52, BL23 or GV4. The IEAD comprises an implantable, coin-sized, self-contained, leadless electroacupuncture device having at least two electrodes attached to an outside surface of its housing. The device generates stimulation pulses in accordance with a specified stimulation regimen. Power management circuitry within the device allows a primary battery, having a high internal impedance, to be used to power the device. The stimulation regimen generates stimulation pulses during a stimulation session of duration T3 minutes applied every T4 minutes. The duty cycle, or ratio T3/T4, is very low, no greater than 0.05. The low duty cycle and careful power management allow the IEAD to perform its intended function for several years. |
申请公布号 |
US2014214112(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.07.31 |
申请号 |
US201313784573 |
申请日期 |
2013.03.04 |
申请人 |
Valencia Technologies Corporation |
发明人 |
Greiner Jeffrey H.;Peterson David K. L.;Thenuwara Chuladatta;Greiner Stacy O. |
分类号 |
A61H39/00;H05K13/04 |
主分类号 |
A61H39/00 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. An implantable electroacupuncture device (IEAD) for treating an erectile dysfunction condition of a patient through application of electroacupuncture (EA) stimulation pulses applied at a target tissue location that is substantially at or near at least one of acupoints BL52, BL23 or GV4, comprising:
a small IEAD housing having an electrode configuration thereon that includes at least two electrodes/arrays, the longest linear dimension of the small IEAD housing being no greater than about 25 mm, wherein at least one of said at least two electrodes/arrays comprises a central electrode/array located substantially in the center of a first surface of the IEAD housing, and wherein at least another of said at least two electrodes/arrays comprises a circumferential electrode/array located substantially around and at least 5 mm distant from the center of the central electrode/array, wherein the first surface of the IEAD housing when implanted is adapted to face inwardly into the patient's tissue at or near the target tissue location, and wherein a second surface of the IEAD housing, on the opposite side of the housing from the first surface, when implanted, is adapted to be closest to the patient's skin; pulse generation circuitry located within the IEAD housing and electrically coupled to the at least two electrodes/arrays, wherein said pulse generation circuitry is adapted to deliver EA stimulation pulses to the patient's body tissue at or near the target tissue location in accordance with a specified stimulation regimen, said stimulation regimen defining the duration and rate at which a stimulation session is applied to the patient, said stimulation regimen requiring that the stimulation session have a duration of T3 minutes and a rate of occurrence of once every T4 minutes, wherein the ratio of T3/T4 is no greater than 0.05, and wherein during each stimulation session EA stimulation pulses having one or more specified widths and amplitudes are generated at one or more specified rates; a primary battery contained within the IEAD housing and electrically coupled to the pulse generation circuitry, said primary battery having a nominal output voltage of 3 volts, and an internal impedance greater than 5 ohms; and a sensor contained within the IEAD housing responsive to operating commands wirelessly communicated to the IEAD from a non-implanted location, said operating commands allowing limited external control of the IEAD. |
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