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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2015
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (US);
Hillel Chiel, Cleveland, OH (US);
Niloy Bhadra, Cleveland, OH (US);
Mike Jenkins, Cleveland, OH (US);
Emilie Lothet, Cleveland, OH (US);
Tina Vrabec, Cleveland, OH (US);
Kevin Kilgore, Cleveland, OH (US);
Narendra Bhadra, Cleveland, OH (US);
Eric Duco Jansen, Cleveland, OH (US);
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, Cleveland, OH (US);
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, Nashville, TN (US);
Abstract
One aspect of the present disclosure relates a system that can quickly and reversibly block conduction in a nerve. The system can include a first nerve block modality that provides heat to the nerve to block conduction in the nerve. For example, the heat can provide the quick nerve block. The system can also include a second nerve block modality that provides an electrical signal to the nerve to block the conduction in the nerve. For example, the electrical signal can provide the reversibility. In some instances, the heat can be provided by an infrared light signal and the electrical signal can be provided by a kilohertz frequency alternating current (KHFAC) signal or a direct current (DC) signal.