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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 1992
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1988
Curtis A Gleason, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Marshall L Stoller, San Francisco, CA (US);
Tom F Lue, Millbrae, CA (US);
Richard A Schmidt, San Rafael, CA (US);
Emil A Tanagho, San Rafael, CA (US);
Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
An electro-acupuncture system comprises a transmitter for emitting high frequency magnetic energy pulses and a receiver, sealed within an implantable 'thumb-tack' shaped device, for receiving and converting such pulses into stimulating pulses of current. The device comprises a head having an exposed ring-electrode (anode) secured therein and a needle-like electrode (cathode) having a proximal end secured in the head and a distal end adapted to pierce body tissue. The latter electrode comprises a metallic tube secured in the head and a metallic wire inserted through the tube to position and fix an exposed tip of the wire at a preselected location and depth in the body tissue, in accordance with method steps taught herein.