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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2013
Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Eric Anthony Schepis, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Matthew John Valaskey, Neenah, WI (US);
Shawn Jeffery Sullivan, Neenah, WI (US);
Martha Lillian Tate, Sandy Springs, GA (US);
Kaiyuan Yang, Cumming, GA (US);
Martin S Shamis, Alpharetta, GA (US);
WonYeong Sohn, Seoul, KR;
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
An article for transcutaneously applying electrical stimulation to sensory receptors. The article is a support to which an electrode pair, a positive and corresponding negative electrode, is attached. Leads are electrically attached to each of the positive and negative electrodes, wherein each lead has an insulated coating. A controller is electrically attached to the leads for delivering monophasic or biphasic electrical stimulation at a single frequency. A power supply is electrically connected to the controller, and may be attached to the support. The article may be a sock, a glove, a harness or an insole.