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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2017
Applicant:
Neurometrix, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Neurometrix, Inc., Woburn, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/04 (2006.01); A61N 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/4809 (2013.01); A61B 5/11 (2013.01); A61B 5/4815 (2013.01); A61B 5/6828 (2013.01); A61B 5/1116 (2013.01); A61B 5/6831 (2013.01); A61N 1/0456 (2013.01); A61N 1/0476 (2013.01); A61N 1/0492 (2013.01); A61N 1/321 (2013.01); A61N 1/36021 (2013.01); A61N 1/36031 (2017.08); A61N 1/36034 (2017.08);
Abstract
Apparatus for providing transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) therapy to a user, the apparatus comprising: a housing; an application unit for providing mechanical coupling between the housing and the user's body; a stimulation unit for electrically stimulating at least one nerve of the user; a sensing unit for sensing the user's body movement and body orientation; and a reporting unit for providing the user with feedback based on the user's sensed body movement and body orientation.