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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2012
Applicant:
Bio Control Medical (B.c.m.) Ltd., Yehud, IL;
Inventors:
Shai Ayal, Shoham, IL;
Ehud Cohen, Ganei Tikva, IL;
Assignee:
Bio Control Medical (B.C.M.) Ltd., Yehud, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/0556 (2013.01); A61N 1/36017 (2013.01); A61N 1/3605 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus is provided for applying current to a nerve, including a housing, adapted to be placed in a vicinity of the nerve, and at least one cathode and at least one anode, fixed to the housing. The apparatus further includes two or more passive electrodes, fixed to the housing, and a conducting element, which electrically couples the passive electrodes to one another. Other embodiments are also described.