Apparatus for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in a user, the apparatus comprising: stimulation means for electrically stimulating at least one nerve; an electrode array connectable to said stimulation means, said electrode array comprising a plurality of electrodes for electrical stimulation of the at least one nerve, said electrodes having a pre-formed geometry and known electrode-skin contact area size when in complete contact with the user's skin; monitoring means electrically connected to said stimulation means for monitoring the impedance of the electrical stimulation through said electrode array; and analysis means for analyzing said impedance to estimate a change in the electrode-skin contact area.

Provided herein are devices, systems, and methods for treating urological and gastrointestinal disorders, including bedwetting, through stimulation of the dorsal or plantar surface of the foot, including the superficial peroneal nerve and branches thereof, such as the dorsal intermediate and medial cutaneous nerves, or the medial and/or and lateral plantar nerves. The device facilitates placement of electrodes on the foot. Also provided herein is a system including the device, a pulse generator, and a controller, and methods of manufacturing and using the same.

The present specification discloses an intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) system including a computing device capable of executing an IONM software engine, a stimulation module having multiple ports and various stimulation components and recording electrodes. The system is used to implement transcranial electrical stimulation and motor evoked potential monitoring by positioning at least one recording electrode on a patient, connecting the stimulation components to at least one port on the stimulation module, positioning the stimulation components on a patient's head, activating, using the IONM software engine, at least one port, delivering stimulation to the patient; and recording a stimulatory response on the patient.

In electrical stimulation fitness wear, multiple electrode parts 30 are provided in a clothing portion, at positions that respectively face multiple target body parts such as to be respectively in proximity to the multiple target body parts, so as to provide electrical stimulation to the multiple target body parts, and the multiple electrode parts 30 each have a surface formed of a conductive polymer fabric 31. Multiple electrical cables 36 respectively connect the multiple electrode parts 30 to a connection part of a control unit electrically. The multiple electrode parts 30 include a first electrode part 30 to which a first electrical cable 36 is connected and a second electrode part 30 to which a second electrical cable 36 is connected. The first electrode part 30 and the second electrode part 30 are provided at separate positions such that a current can be applied to a certain body part between the electrodes.

Apparatus and methods for imposing electric fields through a target region in a body of a patient are described. The apparatus includes a sensor array having a plurality of temperature sensors with a plurality of first temperature sensors of the sensor array connected to a first conductor, and a plurality of second temperature sensors connected to a second conductor. A circuit is configured to provide a known amount of electricity via the first conductor and the second conductor to a third temperature sensor, the third temperature sensor within the plurality of first temperature sensors, and within the plurality of second temperature sensors.

TTFields are applied using transducer arrays made from a plurality of individual electrode elements. The temperatures of those electrode elements can be normalized by positioning respective regions of pyroelectric material in thermal contact with the electrode elements, and subsequently applying an AC signal to each of the electrode elements at respective duty cycles so that an alternating electric field is induced within the subject. For each of the regions of the pyroelectric material, an electrical characteristic that is related to temperature is measured after the AC signal turns off. The duty cycles of the AC signals that are applied to the electrode elements is adjusted until the measured electrical characteristics indicate that the temperatures of all the regions of the pyroelectric material have equalized to within 1° C.

A system and method is provided for healing a wound in a subject in need thereof. The system includes a wound dressing that has a therapeutic agent and at least one electrode in electrical communication with the therapeutic agent. The system also includes a power source in electrical communication with the at least one electrode and a vacuum source in fluid communication with the wound dressing.

A patch for a therapeutic electrical stimulation device includes a shoe connected to the first side of the patch, the shoe including a body extending in a longitudinal direction from a first end to a second end, and having first and second surfaces, the first end of the shoe defining at least two ports, and the first surface of the shoe defining a connection member. The patch also includes at least one conductor positioned in the ports of the first end of the shoe. The shoe is configured for sliding insertion into a receptacle defined by a controller so that the conductor is connected to the controller to deliver electrical current from the controller, through the conductor, and to the electrodes, and the connection member is at least partially captured by a detent defined by the controller in the receptacle to retain the shoe within the receptacle.

A system for electrically stimulating a user includes an electrode assembly, a control module, an electrode usage module, a communication module, a stimulus generator, and a client application. Additionally or alternatively, the system 100 can include any or all of: a head apparatus, a power source, a sensor subsystem, an electrical coupling subsystem, a user device, and/or any other suitable component(s). A method for electrically stimulating a user includes reading a tag of the electrode assembly, applying electrical stimulation to a user, determining and/or updating an electrode usage, and triggering an action based on the tag. Additionally or alternatively, the method can include any or all of: coupling an electrode assembly with a head apparatus, receiving an input from a user to initiate an electrical stimulation session, transmitting tag information, updating the tag, applying electrical stimulation to a user, verifying tag information, and/or any other suitable process(es).

Apparatus and methods are described including placing a set of two or more electrodes (22) in electrical contact with a portion of a subject's body. At least one computer processor (24) drives the electrodes to apply an amplitude shift keying signal to the portion of the subject's body, the amplitude shift keying signal containing a high frequency component that acts as a carrier wave, the high frequency component having a frequency of between 80 Hz and 120 Hz, and a low frequency component that acts as a modulating component that modulates the carrier wave, the low frequency component having a frequency of between 1 Hz and 8 Hz. Other applications are also described.