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US5067495A
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Electro wave therapy
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-04-30
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Granted: 1991-11-26
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Expires: 2010-04-30
Abstract
Abstract A method of treatment of pain to provide permanent pain relief in a patient by applying an electrical signal having the shape of a monophasic wave across the region of a patient that is perceiving pain for an extended period of time to relieve the pain and permitting the patient to adjust the electrical signal to maintain a constant level of feeling in the treated area.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard L. Brehm
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 08:34
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61N; A61N1/00; A61N1/18; A61N1/32; A61N1/36; A61N1/3605; A61N1/3606; A61N1/36071
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
166 words
A method of treatment of chronic pain to a user having an area of the body that is responsible for the pain comprising the steps of: applying a first electrode to the body with said first electrode spaced from the area of the body that is responsible for the chronic pain; applying a second electrode to the body with said second electrode spaced from the area of the body that is responsible for the chronic pain; applying an electrical signal having a monophasic wave form comprising a series of sequential wave burst cycles, said wave burst cycles including a wave burst having individual waves each having a positive pulse followed by a negative pulse with each of the sequential wave bursts followed by a pause, said electrical signal applied across said electrodes to thereby direct the electrical signal having the monophasic wave form into the body for a period of time sufficient to relieve the chronic pain in the body after the treatment has been terminated.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
166 words
A method of treatment of chronic pain to a user having an area of the body that is responsible for the pain comprising the steps of: applying a first electrode to the body with said first electrode spaced from the area of the body that is responsible for the chronic pain; applying a second electrode to the body with said second electrode spaced from the area of the body that is responsible for the chronic pain; applying an electrical signal having a monophasic wave form comprising a series of sequential wave burst cycles, said wave burst cycles including a wave burst having individual waves each having a positive pulse followed by a negative pulse with each of the sequential wave bursts followed by a pause, said electrical signal applied across said electrodes to thereby direct the electrical signal having the monophasic wave form into the body for a period of time sufficient to relieve the chronic pain in the body after the treatment has been terminated.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the user controls the electrical signal by adjusting the voltage to maintain a constant level of feeling in the chronic pain area.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the user applies the electrical signal for a minimum of thirty minutes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said electrodes are placed on opposite sides of the chronic pain area on the body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the site of chronic pain is in a muscle that has a pathway for contraction and relaxation and said electrodes are placed on opposites sides of the site of the chronic pain and along the pathway of contraction and relaxation of the muscle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the electrical signal is applied to the area of the body responsible for the chronic pain for approximately thirty minutes.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 1 wherein at least four electrodes are applied to the area of the body responsible for the chronic pain with said electrodes being spaced from each other and from the area of the body that is responsible for the chronic pain.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 7 wherein two separate electrical signals are applied to the electrodes.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 7 wherein two separate electrical signals are applied to the body with one of said electrical signals being out of phase with the other so that the body only receives one electrical signal at a time.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1 wherein one applies the electrical signal having a wave burst cycle frequency of approximately 8 to 10 wave burst cycles per second.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 10 wherein one applies the electrical signal having approximately 13 to 18 individual waves per wave burst for approximately thirty minutes.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 11 wherein the individual waves of the electrical signal have a frequency rate that is less than 2500 waves per second.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the monophasic wave has positive pulses of a duration of approximately 190 microseconds followed by a negative pulse.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the amplitude of the monophasic wave is less than 100 milliamps.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said electrodes have a diameter of 15 millimeters or less.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
301 words
A method of patient responsive treatment of chronic pain to a patient with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on an area of the body where the patient perceives chronic pain through use of an electrical signal having a monophasic wave form comprising the steps of: applying a first electrode to the body with said first electrode adjacent to but spaced from the area of the body where the patient perceives the chronic pain; applying a second electrode to the body with said second electrode adjacent to but spaced from the area of the body where the patient perceives the chronic pain so that said first electrode and said second electrode are spaced across the area of the body where the patient perceives the chronic pain but not on the area of the body where the patient perceives the chronic pain; having the patient adjust the level of voltage directed across the first and second electrodes until a constant level of feeling is maintained in the area of the body of the patient being treated; and then the patient controlling the electrical signal having a monophasic wave comprising a series of sequential wave burst cycles, said wave burst cycles including a wave burst having individual waves, each individual wave having a positive pulse followed by a negative pulse with each of the sequential wave bursts followed by a pause, said electrical signal applied across said electrodes in accordance with the feeling in the area of the body of the patient where the patient perceives chronic pain with the patient maintaining the electrical signals having a monophasic wave form into the body site where the chronic pain is perceived for a minimum time of about thirty minutes to thereby induce a permanent chronic pain relief in the area where the patient perceives chronic pain.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
301 words
A method of patient responsive treatment of chronic pain to a patient with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on an area of the body where the patient perceives chronic pain through use of an electrical signal having a monophasic wave form comprising the steps of: applying a first electrode to the body with said first electrode adjacent to but spaced from the area of the body where the patient perceives the chronic pain; applying a second electrode to the body with said second electrode adjacent to but spaced from the area of the body where the patient perceives the chronic pain so that said first electrode and said second electrode are spaced across the area of the body where the patient perceives the chronic pain but not on the area of the body where the patient perceives the chronic pain; having the patient adjust the level of voltage directed across the first and second electrodes until a constant level of feeling is maintained in the area of the body of the patient being treated; and then the patient controlling the electrical signal having a monophasic wave comprising a series of sequential wave burst cycles, said wave burst cycles including a wave burst having individual waves, each individual wave having a positive pulse followed by a negative pulse with each of the sequential wave bursts followed by a pause, said electrical signal applied across said electrodes in accordance with the feeling in the area of the body of the patient where the patient perceives chronic pain with the patient maintaining the electrical signals having a monophasic wave form into the body site where the chronic pain is perceived for a minimum time of about thirty minutes to thereby induce a permanent chronic pain relief in the area where the patient perceives chronic pain.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
170 words
A method of treatment of chronic pain to a user having an area of the body that is responsible for the pain comprising the steps of: applying a first electrode to the body with said first electrode spaced from the area of the body that is responsible for the chronic pain; applying a second electrode to the body with said second electrode spaced from the area of the body that is responsible for the chronic pain; applying an electrical signal having a monophasic wave form comprising a series of sequential wave burst cycles comprised of a wave burst and a pause across said electrodes, said wave burst cycle having a frequency of approximately 8 to 10 wave burst cycles per second, said wave burst having individual waves with said individual waves having approximately 13 to 18 waves per wave burst, said electrical signal having a monophasic wave form applied to the body for approximately thirty minutes to relieve the chronic pain in the body after the treatment has been terminated.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
170 words
A method of treatment of chronic pain to a user having an area of the body that is responsible for the pain comprising the steps of: applying a first electrode to the body with said first electrode spaced from the area of the body that is responsible for the chronic pain; applying a second electrode to the body with said second electrode spaced from the area of the body that is responsible for the chronic pain; applying an electrical signal having a monophasic wave form comprising a series of sequential wave burst cycles comprised of a wave burst and a pause across said electrodes, said wave burst cycle having a frequency of approximately 8 to 10 wave burst cycles per second, said wave burst having individual waves with said individual waves having approximately 13 to 18 waves per wave burst, said electrical signal having a monophasic wave form applied to the body for approximately thirty minutes to relieve the chronic pain in the body after the treatment has been terminated.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
173 words
A method of treatment of chronic pain to a user having an area of the body that is responsible for the pain comprising the steps of: applying a first electrode having a diameter of less than 15 millimeters to the body with said first electrode spaced from the area of the body that is responsible for the chronic pain; applying a second electrode having a diameter of less than 15 millimeters to the body with said second electrode spaced from the area of the body that is responsible for the chronic pain; applying an electrical signal having a monophasic wave form comprising a series of sequential wave burst cycles, said wave burst cycles including a wave burst having individual waves each having a positive pulse followed by a negative pulse with each of the sequential wave bursts followed by a pause, said electrical signals having a monophasic wave form directed into the body for a period of time sufficient to relieve the chronic pain in the body after the treatment has been terminated.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
173 words
A method of treatment of chronic pain to a user having an area of the body that is responsible for the pain comprising the steps of: applying a first electrode having a diameter of less than 15 millimeters to the body with said first electrode spaced from the area of the body that is responsible for the chronic pain; applying a second electrode having a diameter of less than 15 millimeters to the body with said second electrode spaced from the area of the body that is responsible for the chronic pain; applying an electrical signal having a monophasic wave form comprising a series of sequential wave burst cycles, said wave burst cycles including a wave burst having individual waves each having a positive pulse followed by a negative pulse with each of the sequential wave bursts followed by a pause, said electrical signals having a monophasic wave form directed into the body for a period of time sufficient to relieve the chronic pain in the body after the treatment has been terminated.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 18 wherein one applies a second circular electrode that has a diameter of approximately less than 15 millimeters.
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