公开(公告)号：US20130253613A1

公开(公告)日：2013-09-26

申请号：US13430372

申请日：2012-03-26

申请人： Davor Salahovic ,  Sasa Marinkovic

发明人： Davor Salahovic ,  Sasa Marinkovic

IPC分类号： A61N1/36

CPC分类号： A61N1/36021 ,  A61N1/0456 ,  A61N1/205 ,  A61N1/36014

摘要： Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS), a method of stimulating nerves using electrical current applied through the skin for therapeutic purposes, has been in use since the late 1970's, as have electronic units for self-administration of TENS therapy. With the recent increase in popularity of mobile devices capable of audio playback (smart phones, portable computing devices, MP3 players etc.), most TENS users already carry consumer electronic equipment capable of providing power and control to another device via its audio port. A TENS unit designed to: (a) be coupled with an audio playback capable device, (b) make use of its power and (c) rely on it for user interaction, provides a smaller, less expensive and more convenient portable treatment solution. This approach can be extended to other electrotherapy forms utilizing similar power budgets: Microcurrent Electrical Nerve Stimulation (MENS), Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation (PTNS), Electrical Muscle Stimulation/Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (EMS/NMES).

摘要翻译： 经皮电神经刺激（TENS）是一种用于通过皮肤施用电流刺激神经治疗目的的方法，自20世纪70年代末以来一直在使用，具有用于自我管理TENS治疗的电子单元。 随着近来能够进行音频播放的移动设备（智能电话，便携式计算设备，MP3播放器等）的普及度的增加，大多数TENS用户已经携带能够通过其音频端口向另一设备提供电力和控制的消费电子设备。 TENS单元设计用于：（a）与支持音频播放的设备耦合，（b）利用其功率，（c）依靠它进行用户交互，提供更小，更便宜和更方便的便携式处理解决方案。 这种方法可以扩展到利用类似功率预算的其他电疗方法：微电流神经刺激（MENS），经皮胫神经刺激（PTNS），电动肌肉刺激/神经肌肉电刺激（EMS / NMES）。