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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2021
Applicant:
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Stanford, CA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas P. Andriacchi, Zephyr Cove, NV (US);
Jennifer C. Erhart-Hledik, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignees:
The United States Government as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC (US);
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Stanford, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/30 (2006.01); A61F 7/00 (2006.01); A61H 23/02 (2006.01); A61H 39/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/30 (2013.01); A61F 7/00 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0039 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0093 (2013.01); A61H 23/02 (2013.01); A61H 39/06 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0207 (2013.01); A61H 2201/164 (2013.01); A61H 2201/165 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5005 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5064 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5069 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5071 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aspects of the cutaneous stimulation devices include a cutaneous stimulation module and a cutaneous association element configured to stably associate the module with a skin location. The cutaneous stimulation module may be an active or passive module. Also provided are methods of using the devices, e.g., in rehabilitation and/or pain mitigation applications.