23 Jul Knee brace having three stimulators for continual electro-acupunctural stimulation; in vivo and in situ tissue engineering
Abstract
A knee brace for continual electro-acupuncture stimulation system comprises a first circuit having a first circuit having a first electrode configured to electrically coupled to acupuncture point ‘Heting (S 156)’ and a second electrode configured to electrically coupled to acupuncture point ‘Bladder 40’, a second circuit having a third electrode configured to electrically coupled to acupuncture point ‘Spleen 10’ and a fourth electrode configured to electrically coupled to acupuncture point ‘Hsiyen (S 145)’, and a third circuit having a fifth electrode configured to electrically coupled to acupuncture point ‘Stomach 34’ and a sixth electrode configured to electrically coupled to acupuncture point ‘Stomach 35’. The first, third, and fifth electrodes are connected to a polarity of voltage, and the second, fourth, and sixth electrodes are connected to an opposite polarity of voltage, such that electric currents flow in a body of a patient to achieve analgesia, cartilage repair and regeneration in the knee joint.
Year: 2013
Country: US
Doc No: 2013331750