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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2016
Applicant:
Acumedical, Inc., North Oaks, MN (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Acumedical, Inc., North Oaks, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 39/08 (2006.01); A61H 39/00 (2006.01); A61H 39/02 (2006.01); A61N 1/18 (2006.01); A61B 5/053 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 39/086 (2013.01); A61B 5/0532 (2013.01); A61B 5/4854 (2013.01); A61H 39/002 (2013.01); A61H 39/02 (2013.01); A61N 1/18 (2013.01); A61H 2201/501 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5023 (2013.01); A61H 2230/00 (2013.01); A61H 2230/50 (2013.01); A61H 2230/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sensing and monitoring system can use acupuncture needle-based electrodes for sensing signals from a person and/or delivering stimulation to the person. In various embodiments, the electrodes can include partially insulated acupuncture needles. In various embodiments, the electrodes can include partially insulated or non-insulated acupuncture needles and one or more electrodes incorporated into a needle stopper configured as a guiding tube for an acupuncture needle or integrated into an acupuncture needle.