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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:
Apr. 18, 1978
Filed:
Jul. 15, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Curtis H Miller, Burnsville, MN (US);
Assignee:
Med General, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128422 ;
Abstract
Transcutaneous nerve stimulating apparatus wherein a portable, battery-operated variable pulse width, variable pulse rate oscillator is coupled through a variable amplitude current amplifying device to a set of electrodes adapted to be positioned upon the skin of a patient in proximity to a pain exhibiting area. The electrical signals or impulses are transmitted through the skin to the underlying nerves and serve to block the pain.