ELECTRICAL NERVE MUSCLE STIMULATORS

Brand	Owner (click to sort)	Address	Description
RESPOND	EMPI CORP.	P.O. Box 530759 Henderson NV 89053	Electrical Nerve and Muscle Stimulators;
RESPOND PLUS	MEDTRONIC, INC.	710 Medtronic Parkway Minneapolis MN 55432	electrical nerve and muscle stimulators;
RESPOND SELECT	EMPI CORP	P.O. Box 530759 Henderson NV 89053	electrical nerve and muscle stimulators;
	Where the owner name is not linked, that owner no longer owns the brand

Technical Examples

This invention presents a device, and the method it implements, which is an improvement in the design of nerve stimulators. Like conventional stimulators, it uses a percutaneous, insulated needle for the performance of therapeutic interventions targeting nerves. The improvement comprises offering an option for either constant current or constant voltage, offering a choice of waveform parameters, controlling a pulse generator, supplying a second background waveform, measuring the current and voltage applied to the tissue, computing further electrical characteristics, dynamically adjusting circuit components to ensure a desirable waveform applied to the tissue, and displaying measured and computed electrical characteristics of the tissue. The object is improved positioning of a needle tip near a nerve or nerve plexus for regional anesthesia, pain management, and other medical purposes.