Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Implantable electroacupuncture device and method for treating erectile dysfunction
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Application No.: US15793905Application Date: 2017-10-25
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Publication No.: US10940033B2Publication Date: 2021-03-09
- Inventor: Jeffrey H. Greiner , David K. L. Peterson , Chuladatta Thenuwara , Stacy O. Greiner
- Applicant: Valencia Technologies Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Valencia
- Assignee: Valencia Technologies Corporation
- Current Assignee: Valencia Technologies Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Valencia
- Agency: ALG Intellectual Property, LLC
- Main IPC: A61F5/41
- IPC: A61F5/41 ; A61H39/00 ; A61N1/375 ; A61N1/36 ; A61N1/372 ; A61N1/18 ; A61N1/378

Abstract:
An exemplary method treating an erectile dysfunction condition in a patient includes 1) generating, by an electroacupuncture device implanted beneath a skin surface of the patient, stimulation sessions at a duty cycle that is less than 0.05, and 2) applying, by the electroacupuncture device in accordance with the duty cycle, the stimulation sessions to a target tissue location within the patient by way of an electrode array located within the patient at an acupoint corresponding to the target tissue location.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180042758A1 Implantable Electroacupuncture Device and Method for Treating Erectile Dysfunction Public/Granted day:2018-02-15
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