A respiration promoting apparatus and a method for promoting respiration for coordinately stimulating a phrenic nerve of a patient for activating a diaphragm of the patient by a pulsating field that is produced by interference stimulation principles.

The present disclosure is directed to a flexible transcutaneous nerve stimulation device for reducing urinary urgency. The devices described herein are designed to enable proper placement by a user to stimulate the user's tibial nerve, while maintaining user comfort and device functionality during wear.

Methods and devices for positioning a nerve stimulation device on a subject are provided. Aspects are directed to methods of positioning a stimulation device on an anatomic target of a subject comprising positioning an alignment guide adjacent to at least a first alignment point associated with the anatomic target on the subject, wherein the alignment guide indicates a first target location on the anatomic target of the subject, and positioning the stimulation device at the first target location.

The present disclosure discloses a wristband nerve stimulator applicable to both the left and right hands and a use method thereof. The wristband nerve stimulator includes a fixed main unit and an electrode piece band; a groove and an adapter port are respectively arranged on two sides of a bottom of the fixed main unit; a controller is arranged in the fixed main unit; the controller includes a main control unit (MCU), an intelligent identification unit, a storage unit and a stimulation unit; the electrode piece band comprises a base and an electrode assembly; adapter seats are arranged on two sides of a top surface of the base; a memory IC is arranged in the base; the memory IC is provided with an independent identification ID and can record the number of use or the service life of the electrode piece band.

A hydrogel 1 having a laminate structure of layer A 10 and layer B 20, wherein layer A 10 contains a monomer-derived component, water, a humectant, a water-insoluble polymer having tackiness and an amphiphilic polymer, the water-insoluble polymer is contained in a proportion of 3 to 20 wt % based on a total amount of layer A, and the amphiphilic polymer is a polyvinyl alcohol having a saponification degree of 50 to 75% and is contained in a proportion of 0.05 to 5 wt % based on the total amount of layer A; layer B 20 contains a monomer-derived component, water and a humectant and is substantially free of a water-insoluble polymer having tackiness and a polyvinyl alcohol; and an amount of the water based on a total amount of layer B is the amount of water based on the total amount of layer A±10 wt %.

Provided are an optimal stimulation position combination determination method using a preset guide system, a server, and a computer program. The optimal stimulation position combination determination method using a preset guide system according to various embodiments of the present invention is executed by a computing device and includes: simulating electric stimulation for a brain of a subject by using a plurality of stimulation position according to a preset guide system; and determining an optimal stimulation position combination for applying the electric stimulation to the preset target point in the brain of the subject by using a simulation result of the electric stimulation.

Provided are an electric stimulation simulation method, a server, and a computer program for determining an optimal stimulation position combination. The electric stimulation simulation method for determining an optimal stimulation position combination according to various embodiments of the present invention is executed by a computing device and includes: filtering stimulation positions corresponding to a preset condition among the plurality of stimulation positions according to a preset guide system; and simulating the electric stimulation for the brain of the subject by using remaining stimulation positions except for the filtered stimulation positions among the plurality of stimulation positions.

Systems and methods described herein include a pressure delivery component that has a pressure applicator configured to selectively apply therapeutic pressure to a treatment portion of a user body, and also includes a thermal delivery component that has a thermal applicator that is a configured to apply thermal treatment to the treatment portion. The thermal applicator may be removably disposable in operative relationship with the pressure delivery component in a use configuration of the treatment delivery component such that the thermal applicator is disposable between the treatment portion and the pressure applicator when the treatment delivery component is disposed on the treatment portion in the use configuration. Moreover, the pressure applicator is operable to apply pressure to the thermal applicator to enhance apposition of the thermal applicator to the treatment portion.

A band to be worn by a user and for securing an enclosure of a wearable neurostimulation device that stimulates one or more peripheral nerves of a user is provided. The band may include a flexible platform that bends from a first shape to a second shape. The band may include a plurality of lugs that have an engagement structure configured to mechanically engage with the enclosure when the flexible platform is in the first shape and disengage from the enclosure when the flexible platform is in the second shape. The band can further include an electrode system that has an inner side and an outer side. The inner side having at least one electrode for each nerve to be stimulated.

A fascia tissue treatment device includes a bar member, at least one tissue treatment element supported by the bar member, and at least one treatment accessory removably connected to the bar member.