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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Tel Hashomer Medical Research Infrastructure and Service Ltd., Tel Hashomer, IL;
Inventors:
Gil Raviv, Ganie Tikva, IL;
David Shashar, Ramat Gan, IL;
Yoram Shadmi, Ramat Gan, IL;
Itzchak Shvitlowsky, Shomam, IL;
David Castel, Tel Aviv, IL;
Assignee:
Tel Hashomer Medical Research Infrastructure and Service Ltd., Ramat Gan, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/20 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 10/00 (2006.01); A61D 19/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/205 (2013.01); A61B 5/4387 (2013.01); A61B 5/4836 (2013.01); A61B 10/0058 (2013.01); A61D 19/00 (2013.01); A61N 1/0408 (2013.01); A61N 1/36007 (2013.01); A61B 2503/40 (2013.01); A61N 1/0492 (2013.01); F04C 2270/041 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to methods for improving male fertility inter alia by increasing sperm count in a male subject. The methods of the invention comprise applying a positive electrical current below sensation level to at least one site of a scrotum of a subject in need thereof.