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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2006
Stephen Wahlgren, Easton, PA (US);
Anthony Diubaldi, Jackson, NJ (US);
John Young, Staten Island, NY (US);
Michael Freeman, Randolph, NJ (US);
Stephen Wahlgren, Easton, PA (US);
Anthony DiUbaldi, Jackson, NJ (US);
John Young, Staten Island, NY (US);
Michael Freeman, Randolph, NJ (US);
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Abstract
A system for stimulating a nerve or nerves in a patient includes an electrode patch having an array of equally spaced concentric electrodes each having a central cathode and a concentrically surrounding anode. The electrode array patch is used to determine the location of the nerve or nerves to be stimulated by electrical pulses. Once the location of the nerve is determined, a concentric electrode patch having a central cathode and a concentrically surrounding anode is positioned at the optimal location on the patient's skin to effect neurostimulation. The concentric electrode patch may be removably affixed to the patient's skin by adhesive or magnets.