23 Jul PERCUTANEOUS CONTINUAL ELECTRO-ACUPUNCTURE STIMULATION FOR IN VIVO AND IN SITU TISSUE ENGINEERING
Abstract
The invention includes an electro-acupuncture stimulation system for in vivo and in situ analgesia and tissue repair and regeneration. Electrodes, which can be acupuncture needles, are percutaneously implanted that deliver a pulsed electrical current that creates an electrical field, which envelopes the targeted tissue and restores cell-generating homeostasis to the affected tissue and thereby promotes analgesia and tissue re-growth in otherwise debilitated or deteriorating tissue. Methods and apparatuses are also disclosed that may include a needle locking system and acupuncture-needle assemblies for long-term in situ electrical stimulation.
Year: 2010
Country: US
Doc No: 2010137939