The present disclosure provides systems and methods for protection circuitry for an implantable pulse generator (IPG) of a neurostimulation system. The protection circuitry is coupled to an IPG ground, a plurality of electrodes, and an IPG case, and operable to protect IPG stimulation and sensing circuitry from damage during electrostatic discharge and cardiac defibrillation, and to mitigate unintended stimulation during electromagnetic interference. The protection circuitry includes an IPG ground connection, a plurality of protection Zener diodes, wherein one of the protection Zener diodes is electrically coupled between the IPG case and a float Zener diode, and wherein the remaining protection Zener diodes are electrically coupled between the plurality of electrodes and the float Zener diode, and the float Zener diode electrically coupled between the plurality of protection Zener diodes and the IPG ground.

A kit for discharging electrons from a human comprises at least two electrically conductive electrodes. The electrodes are adapted for creating an electrical connection with skin of the human. There is an electrically conductive pad with electrically conductive pad wires, one for each electrode for connection to the respective electrode to the pad. Electrically conductive grounding wire is provided for electrically grounding the pad. The kit can comprise electrically conductive gel for use with the electrodes to enhance electrically conductivity. The kit is designed, when assembled and used to treat a human, for withdrawing excess electrons from the human for improved health.

A kit for discharging electrons from a human comprises at least two electrically conductive electrodes. The electrodes are adapted for creating an electrical connection with skin of the human. There is an electrically conductive pad with electrically conductive pad wires, one for each electrode for connection to the respective electrode to the pad. Electrically conductive grounding wire is provided for electrically grounding the pad. The kit can comprise electrically conductive gel for use with the electrodes to enhance electrically conductivity. The kit is designed, when assembled and used to treat a human, for withdrawing excess electrons from the human for improved health.

A discharging device for discharging electrostatic charges from a shaft includes a conductor arrangement having at least two bending elastic conductors arranged on a holder and made of a carbon-fiber arrangement. The holder has two holder legs arranged on a common pivot axis, each holder leg serving to accommodate a terminal section of a conductor. The holder legs are pivotable relative to each other to enable a holder angle () formed between the holder legs to be adjusted. The holder legs are lockable in a defined pivoted position.

A hearing device for use with a cochlear implant system is disclosed. An input portion receives, as a stimulus, an acoustic signal, converts the acoustic signal into an electrical acoustic signal and provides the electrical acoustic signal. A processing portion processes the electrical acoustic signal and conducts an active grounding procedure. An implant portion being implantable at least partially in a cochlea of the user comprises a plurality of operation electrodes and a reference electrode, e.g. an external electrode being grounded and implantable outside of the cochlea of the user. The operation electrodes are driven by the processing portion on the basis of the electric acoustic signal. An electrode state setting section sets the plurality of operation electrodes into one of a high impedance state, a grounded state and a stimulating state in which a signal based on the electric acoustic signal is supplied a stimulation electrode of the plurality of operation electrodes. An electrode state setting pattern determining section selects, according to an operation mode of the cochlear implant system, one of a plurality of electrode state setting patterns, wherein each of the electrode state setting patterns is adapted to enable a stimulation by a stimulation electrode of the plurality of operation electrodes being in a stimulating state and at least one of the plurality of operation electrodes being in a grounded state or in a high impedance state. The electrode state setting section sets the plurality of operation electrodes into the specified electrode state according to the selected electrode state setting pattern.

A hearing device for use with a cochlear implant system is disclosed. An input portion receives, as a stimulus, an acoustic signal, converts the acoustic signal into an electrical acoustic signal and provides the electrical acoustic signal. A processing portion processes the electrical acoustic signal and conducts an active grounding procedure. An implant portion being implantable at least partially in a cochlea of the user comprises a plurality of operation electrodes and a reference electrode, e.g. an external electrode being grounded and implantable outside of the cochlea of the user. The operation electrodes are driven by the processing portion on the basis of the electric acoustic signal. An electrode state setting section sets the plurality of operation electrodes into one of a high impedance state, a grounded state and a stimulating state in which a signal based on the electric acoustic signal is supplied a stimulation electrode of the plurality of operation electrodes. An electrode state setting pattern determining section selects, according to an operation mode of the cochlear implant system, one of a plurality of electrode state setting patterns, wherein each of the electrode state setting patterns is adapted to enable a stimulation by a stimulation electrode of the plurality of operation electrodes being in a stimulating state and at least one of the plurality of operation electrodes being in a grounded state or in a high impedance state. The electrode state setting section sets the plurality of operation electrodes into the specified electrode state according to the selected electrode state setting pattern.

The present invention relates to an intensive care device using anions, the device: intensively irradiating the affected area with anions such that the affected area is quickly healed, and allowing a patient's body to be in an electrostatically induced condition through grounding, and, in this condition, irradiating the affected area with anions such that an anionic charge is induced in the patient's body direction with linearity, thereby having excellent effects by minimizing anionic loss caused by cations in the air and maximizing the amount of irradiation directed toward the affected area; having a low-output light irradiation lens irradiated with blue wavelength light, which is a low-output ray, so as to exhibit a physically beneficial effect such as skin sterilization; and having a simple use and procedure compared with skin grafting or other medicines and medical supplies for skin regeneration.

The present invention relates to an intensive care device using anions, the device: intensively irradiating the affected area with anions such that the affected area is quickly healed, and allowing a patient's body to be in an electrostatically induced condition through grounding, and, in this condition, irradiating the affected area with anions such that an anionic charge is induced in the patient's body direction with linearity, thereby having excellent effects by minimizing anionic loss caused by cations in the air and maximizing the amount of irradiation directed toward the affected area; having a low-output light irradiation lens irradiated with blue wavelength light, which is a low-output ray, so as to exhibit a physically beneficial effect such as skin sterilization; and having a simple use and procedure compared with skin grafting or other medicines and medical supplies for skin regeneration.

Digital-to-Analog (DAC) circuitry for an implantable pulse generator is disclosed which is used to program currents at the electrodes. Calibration circuitry allows the positive and negative currents produced at each electrode to be independently calibrated to achieve an ideal (linear) response across a range of amplitude values provided to the DAC circuitry by a digital amplitude bus. The calibration circuitry includes electrode gain and electrode offset circuitry for each of the electrodes. Current range DAC circuitry is also provided which can be used to adjust the gain and offset current at all of the electrodes. The current range DAC circuitry is particularly useful when spanning a range of therapeutic currents for a patient, and allows all possible amplitude values provided by the digital bus to be used to span the range. This can improve (reduce) the current resolution of the electrode currents with each amplitude value step.

Digital-to-Analog (DAC) circuitry for an implantable pulse generator is disclosed which is used to program currents at the electrodes. Calibration circuitry allows the positive and negative currents produced at each electrode to be independently calibrated to achieve an ideal (linear) response across a range of amplitude values provided to the DAC circuitry by a digital amplitude bus. The calibration circuitry includes electrode gain and electrode offset circuitry for each of the electrodes. Current range DAC circuitry is also provided which can be used to adjust the gain and offset current at all of the electrodes. The current range DAC circuitry is particularly useful when spanning a range of therapeutic currents for a patient, and allows all possible amplitude values provided by the digital bus to be used to span the range. This can improve (reduce) the current resolution of the electrode currents with each amplitude value step.